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Sherrod Brown: “With $530 billion taxpayer dollars at stake, the government needs strong controls to provide reasonable assurance that…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2011
With $530 billion taxpayer dollars at stake, the government needs strong controls to provide reasonable assurance that these contract funds will not be lost to waste, fraud, and abuse.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Senator Brown emphasizes the importance of oversight for government contracts.

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