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On the recordMay 20, 2009
Nobody that I know in a local government wants to waste it. We may have different views as to what to do with it, but we want to be able to use it to the benefit of our taxpayers and our constituents to the best of our ability.
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Michael Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Capuano asserts that local governments aim to use funds effectively for taxpayers.

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