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On the recordApril 28, 2009
So you make a great point, but just because the Congress has not done its job funding programs in a timely manner doesn't mean you have to go and change the constitutional process of annual oversight and appropriations from the legislative branch.
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Sanford Bishop
Democratic · Georgia

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Bishop emphasizes the importance of maintaining congressional oversight despite funding delays.

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