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On the recordMarch 10, 2004
Now, let's be sure we understand this. We are paying taxpayers money to get people to lobby us, and this is a concept that I find just totally outrageous.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Inhofe expresses outrage over taxpayer money used for lobbying.

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