On the recordJuly 12, 2010
We can't afford that habit, not only because it wastes taxpayer dollars, but because it erodes people's belief that their Government can actually work for them.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “We can't afford that habit, not only because it wastes taxpayer dollars, but because it erodes people's belief that…”
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Remarks on the Nomination of Jacob J. 'Jack' Lew To Be Director of the Office of Management and Budget
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