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On the recordJune 15, 2015
taxpayers are amazed by the fact that the Federal Government, the biggest landowner in America, still has about 78,000 Federal properties that are considered to be vacant or underutilized, costing taxpayers about $1.6 billion every year for maintenance.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Portman highlights the issue of underutilized federal properties costing taxpayers.

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