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Lamar Alexander: “But our responsibility in oversight is to try to protect the taxpayer dollars, and we have so many urgent needs within…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
But our responsibility in oversight is to try to protect the taxpayer dollars, and we have so many urgent needs within just this budget that if we can save money, we've got a place to put it or to reduce the debt, which we have in our country today.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the Senate's role in budget oversight and the importance of saving taxpayer money.

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