On the recordApril 11, 2011
Can you ask any American who would think that the Federal Government ought to have 56 different programs for financial literacy?
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congress.govCan you ask any American who would think that the Federal Government ought to have 56 different programs for financial literacy?
Coburn questions the necessity of multiple financial literacy programs.
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