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Joe Barton: A trillion dollars is so much money that we can't even get our hands on it.

On the recordMay 8, 2012
A trillion dollars is so much money that we can't even get our hands on it.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton emphasizes the immense budget of HHS and its management issues.

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