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Tom Coburn: “The very reason we wanted the DATA Act in the first place, is to force that consolidation of data so that they will…”

On the recordJune 10, 2014
The very reason we wanted the DATA Act in the first place, is to force that consolidation of data so that they will actually know what they are doing and where they are spending the money.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn explains the purpose of the DATA Act for better financial oversight.

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