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Mark Kirk: “Only in the Government could a base closing exercise end up overrunning its budget.”

On the recordMay 8, 2013
Only in the Government could a base closing exercise end up overrunning its budget.
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Mark Kirk
Republican · Illinois

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Mark Kirk criticizes government budget overruns in military base closures.

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