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On the recordFebruary 26, 2008
Now, some of my colleagues from the Republican Study Committee and I want to make certain that we all understand how this money is spent because we fully believe that the American people have the right to know, they have the right to know and they should know, how their budget gets spent, how those tax dollars get spent because we know, Madam Speaker, this is not the Government's money; it is the taxpayers' money. And we want to shine the light on how those dollars are being spent. We want to break down this process. We want to demystify the process and invite the American people to join us and follow us. We believe Government spends too much money. We believe that Government never gets enough of your money. They never get enough of the taxpayers' dollars and, indeed, one of my favorite analogies is from one of my favorite plays, ``Little Shop of Horrors,'' and I think we have many Americans who fully believe that the U.S.…
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Marsha Blackburn
Republican · Tennessee

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Discussing the importance of transparency in government spending and the budget.

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