It is not the job of the taxpayer to ensure that international audiences are informed of current issues.
Roger Wicker: “It is not the job of the taxpayer to ensure that international audiences are informed of current issues.”
On the recordOctober 14, 2009
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Wicker discusses the responsibility of the BBG to justify taxpayer funding.
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