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Leonard L. Boswell: Just the last word I'll say is we always want to remember it's the taxpayers' money. It's not Washington's money, it's…

On the recordOctober 30, 2007
Just the last word I'll say is we always want to remember it's the taxpayers' money. It's not Washington's money, it's not the government's money, it's the taxpayers' money, and we want to do everything we can to make sure that everything is honored. That's the Blue Dogs' battle cry, and that's where we stand. And I thank you for this opportunity to share in this.

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Discussing fiscal responsibility and the importance of taxpayer money.

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