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Michael Roth: “The gentleman is yielding to my question, so I thought I would ask how much has it cost the American taxpayer. Not one…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 1996
The gentleman is yielding to my question, so I thought I would ask how much has it cost the American taxpayer. Not one red cent.
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Michael Roth

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Questioning the cost to taxpayers during a discussion.

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