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On the recordMay 8, 2012
we are serious about conducting meaningful oversight of federal agency budgets financed on the backs of hardworking American taxpayers.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Stresses the importance of oversight on federal budgets for taxpayer protection.

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