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On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
Folks back home in Pennsylvania didn't send me to Washington to watch their tax dollars wasted on ineffective programs.
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Scott Perry
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Perry states his responsibility to prevent waste of taxpayer money.

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