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On the recordMay 21, 2013
The law states--the law that I authored and we passed--states that you are to make recommendations for eliminations.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Tom Coburn emphasizes the need for GAO to recommend eliminations of duplications.

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