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On the recordSeptember 19, 2012
A key to our success was having an educated citizenry if we were to be an effective democracy.
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Todd Russell Platts
Pennsylvania

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Platts reflects on the importance of education for a functioning democracy.

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Jun 1, 2011

to focus on the prosecution of these criminals who engage in this fraudulent conduct to make sure that the message is sent that if you defraud the American taxpayer, the American people, you are going to be held accountable.

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I think it is one of the challenges when we pass the bill, and then as we go forward with audits, whether it is CBO and how they score the bill or now how we try to assess its actual impact.

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Dec 6, 2011

Well, maybe we need to shame these States into doing a better job of protecting the American people's money.

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Jun 6, 2012

I won't be in this chair a year from now or 2 years from now, where hopefully all of this is more fulfilled.

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