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Claire McCaskill: “We have a moral obligation to clean this stuff up, but this, I do not think, is ever going to be anybody's poster child…”

On the recordJune 26, 2013
We have a moral obligation to clean this stuff up, but this, I do not think, is ever going to be anybody's poster child for the most efficient and effective use of taxpayer money.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

McCaskill emphasizes the need for cleanup while criticizing the efficiency of spending.

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