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On the recordSeptember 27, 2010
Redirecting tens of billions of dollars to productive purposes is a result of the necessary changes we were making in the way we do business;
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins emphasizes the importance of redirecting funds through necessary business changes.

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