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On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
I think we all can agree that trying to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse, mismanagement, those are things we should all be able to agree on, focus on, and work to achieve.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters emphasizes the need for bipartisan efforts to tackle fraud and mismanagement.

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