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Tom Coburn: “The Constitution says that you have to give an account for what you spend, and unfortunately the Pentagon cannot.”

On the recordOctober 1, 2013
The Constitution says that you have to give an account for what you spend, and unfortunately the Pentagon cannot.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn criticizes the Pentagon for failing to account for its spending as required by the Constitution.

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