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On the recordMarch 20, 2012
This notion of FTC leaving its traditional place at considerable expense, moving to another space at taxpayers' expense... seems fairly inconsistent with the notion of a national deficit that has been motivating a lot of our budget decisions recently.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin criticizes the inconsistency of relocating the FTC amidst national deficit concerns.

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