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Andy Barr: This deprives Congress of its most important oversight tool, the power of the purse

On the recordMarch 5, 2018
This deprives Congress of its most important oversight tool, the power of the purse
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Andy Barr
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Barr criticizes the Dodd-Frank Act for limiting Congress's financial oversight.

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