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John Rice Carter: when we had these scandals, and we had the debate last term of Congress about this airdropping, this appropriations…

On the recordJune 13, 2007
when we had these scandals, and we had the debate last term of Congress about this airdropping, this appropriations process, the public asked us to put what we were doing under a microscope and then let them see it. That's what we are doing today. That's what we are going to continue to do until the whole process is visible and out in the daylight, and that's what this is all about.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

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Addressing transparency in the appropriations process during a congressional debate.

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