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On the recordApril 13, 2011
I would just like to point out one small thing to my colleague from Florida. Yes, I do begin wondering every day wondering how I can make life better for other people. But I want to say that there is no accountability whatsoever in this provision of the bill, and we want accountability for every penny of money that we are spending on behalf of the American taxpayers. Madam Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Mrs. Ellmers).
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