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Deborah Koff Ross: Our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers because taxpayers have a right to know what…

On the recordMay 15, 2012
Our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers because taxpayers have a right to know what they are getting from the government.
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Deborah Koff Ross
Democratic · North Carolina

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Ross highlights the duty of the Oversight Committee to ensure government accountability.

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