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On the recordJuly 17, 2012
Tons. Of the 8.2 percent that are unemployed and the 15 percent that are unemployed and underemployed, they care about the waste, fraud, and abuse.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn highlights public concern over government waste amid high unemployment.

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