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Joe Barton: “Why would we not make that network operational? ... If you just sit on it, it can't be used.”

On the recordMay 15, 2012
Why would we not make that network operational? ... If you just sit on it, it can't be used.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton argues for utilizing Mississippi's network to avoid wasting taxpayer money.

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