Rand Paul: “Perhaps the $2 billion we spend on OAA, if we subsumed that into…”

On the recordJune 20, 2011

Perhaps the $2 billion we spend on OAA, if we subsumed that into another program and didn't spend it, that might be saving money.

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Paul questions the logic of claiming savings while spending on the Older Americans Act.

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Rand Paul: “Perhaps the $2 billion we spend on OAA, if we subsumed that into another program and didn't spend it, that might be…”