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Peter Roskam: Dissipated into the system? What does that mean? Because if my constituents spend tax money that they owe the…

On the recordMay 24, 2016
Dissipated into the system? What does that mean? Because if my constituents spend tax money that they owe the government, what does the government do? The government takes their house and puts them in prison.
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Peter Roskam
Republican · Illinois

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Roskam expresses frustration over government handling of taxpayer money.

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