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Claire McCaskill: Metrics matter. And, the idea that we are spending--just in that one example--$100 million in Honduras on an anti-gang…

On the recordApril 12, 2016
Metrics matter. And, the idea that we are spending--just in that one example--$100 million in Honduras on an anti-gang problem and the problem has gotten exponentially worse as opposed to better.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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Emphasizing the need for metrics in evaluating government spending effectiveness.

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