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Kendrick Meek: You know, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and thank you for yielding back. Mr. Altmire, this is why we come to work, this is why…

On the recordJune 18, 2007
You know, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and thank you for yielding back. Mr. Altmire, this is why we come to work, this is why we, Members of Congress, Mr. Speaker, to be able to point out, and I love this whole fact versus fiction. You know, this is probably going to be my new top ten because I think it's important that we outline these issues. Because the American people, hopefully what we are sharing with them, it's fact. Now, folks start writing speeches and start saying, well, what sounds better or using words like efforts, you know ``efforts'' is open-ended. Well, you know, I make a great effort to do some things around the house. But eventually I will get around to them. Well, we are dealing with the Federal Treasury, and it is not some sort of slush fund. That is the way it has been treated. We are talking about accountability.
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Kendrick Meek
Florida

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Addressing the importance of accountability in government spending.

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