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Paul Tonko: “If we can build on the best of the Recovery Act's lessons, it would make our government more accountable and transparent…”

On the recordNovember 29, 2011
If we can build on the best of the Recovery Act's lessons, it would make our government more accountable and transparent to the public.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko advocates for applying Recovery Act lessons to improve government accountability.

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