On the recordSeptember 15, 2009
I think we have a special responsibility, in Congress--since we have a special relationship with the District of Columbia--to account for the money spent and to ask if it's being spent well.
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Durbin emphasizes Congress's duty to oversee spending in D.C. public schools.
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