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Bill Delahunt: Already to date it has cost the American taxpayers $200 billion to build roads in Iraq, to provide Iraqis with good…

On the recordJune 22, 2004
Already to date it has cost the American taxpayers $200 billion to build roads in Iraq, to provide Iraqis with good health care, to clean up their environment and to stimulate their economy.
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Bill Delahunt
Massachusetts

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Discussing the financial costs of U.S. efforts in Iraq.

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