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Elijah Cummings: Certainly the issue is accountability. We simply want accountability. We are asked to appropriate large sums of money…

On the recordApril 21, 2004
Certainly the issue is accountability. We simply want accountability. We are asked to appropriate large sums of money, but the question is, where does the money go?
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Addressing the need for accountability in government spending.

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