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Aaron Schock: “Thank you, Mr. Frank. My hope is that, through this amendment, we can establish something similar to or what can become…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2009
Thank you, Mr. Frank. My hope is that, through this amendment, we can establish something similar to or what can become a part of what our President-elect has established under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006--the USAspending.gov Web site, a Web site explaining to the American people the different Federal agencies and how their hard-earned money is being spent to better their lives. As I said, this is a commonsense amendment that seeks to improve the people's access to their government.
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Aaron Schock
Illinois

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Discussing an amendment related to federal transparency and accountability.

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