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Pat Ryan: “Sometimes you have to spend money to save money.”

On the recordNovember 29, 2011
Sometimes you have to spend money to save money.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Arguing that investing in open government initiatives can lead to taxpayer savings.

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