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Peter Visclosky: I am always cautious about people who have suggested in the past that we would balance the budget if we eliminated…

On the recordJune 18, 2014
I am always cautious about people who have suggested in the past that we would balance the budget if we eliminated waste, fraud, and abuse. But the gentleman is correct; there are occurrences of waste, fraud, abuse, or inefficiencies. The investment the gentleman is talking about I think is a wise one, to make sure that we do protect the taxpayer's dollar, ferret out those monies that are ill spent to make sure it doesn't happen again, and to make sure that those who are doing the right thing are protected in the performance of their duty on behalf of the Government of the United States. So I appreciate the gentleman's amendment.
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Peter Visclosky
Indiana
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Jun 18, 2014

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