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Tom Carper: “Good. Ten million dollars for most of us as individuals or families, that is a lot of money. But I would certainly…”

On the recordMay 24, 2011
Good. Ten million dollars for most of us as individuals or families, that is a lot of money. But I would certainly observe that while it is a lot of money, compared to $125 billion, it is a relatively modest sum.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper compares the cost of a new system to the overall budget, highlighting its relative modesty.

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