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Rob Portman: “If we cannot follow the money, as the Chairman has pointed out, we are not going to be able to do our job in terms of…”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
If we cannot follow the money, as the Chairman has pointed out, we are not going to be able to do our job in terms of oversight.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Portman stresses the importance of tracking financial flows for effective oversight.

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