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On the recordJuly 7, 2016
We did it because folks at home in my state of Michigan, but frankly across the country and elsewhere, deserve to know how the government is spending their hard-earned tax dollars.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton emphasizes the need for transparency in government spending.

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