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James Beck: “Losses by such misapplication of public funds--piled Pelion on Ossa--no longer run in the millions but the hundreds of…”

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Losses by such misapplication of public funds--piled Pelion on Ossa--no longer run in the millions but the hundreds of millions.
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James Beck
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Beck highlights the staggering financial losses due to mismanagement of public funds.

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