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On the recordMarch 27, 2012
A country that is running deficits of over a trillion dollars can ill afford improper payments or fraud losses that are this large.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper emphasizes the financial impact of improper payments on a deficit-running country.

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