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James A. Lewis: “You can only get out what you put in, and you cannot get blood out of a turnip.”

On the recordMay 6, 2014
You can only get out what you put in, and you cannot get blood out of a turnip.
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James A. Lewis
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Lewis emphasizes the relationship between funding and IRS performance.

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