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Michael Burgess: “Now, I never thought the day would come when I would agree with Senator Schumer, but Senator Schumer is right to want to…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2010
Now, I never thought the day would come when I would agree with Senator Schumer, but Senator Schumer is right to want to freeze the Stimulus spending on renewable energy grants because the oversight is nonexistent.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess agrees with Schumer on freezing renewable energy grant spending due to lack of oversight.

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