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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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