On the recordMarch 1, 2004
At Secretary Rumsfeld's confirmation hearing, I asked what he was going to do about the Pentagon's broken accounting systems.
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Robert C. Byrd
Robert C. Byrd: “At Secretary Rumsfeld's confirmation hearing, I asked what he was going to do about the Pentagon's broken accounting…”
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Senator Byrd highlights ongoing issues with Pentagon accounting systems since Rumsfeld's confirmation.
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