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Rob Portman: I would think, with your manpower being stretched and your resources being stretched, that you would not want to make a…

On the recordFebruary 2, 2015
I would think, with your manpower being stretched and your resources being stretched, that you would not want to make a decision like that that would cost the agency so much and be harmful to taxpayers.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Portman questions the decision-making process affecting taxpayers due to resource constraints.

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