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On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
On the billions that we have spent in the last, what we determined 17 years--17 years on this program, we can't get that back. And it doesn't go to Treasury. It is just gone. Let's stop that.
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Kay Granger
Republican · Texas

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Granger emphasizes the irretrievable nature of past spending on a program.

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