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On the recordJuly 14, 2010
we are spending about $460 billion this year, and the amount of waste that has been identified ranges anywhere from $36 billion to, I think, $60 billion.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper highlights the significant waste in government spending.

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