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Gerry Connolly: “So it puzzles me sometimes that, despite our rhetoric about wanting to reduce the debt and wanting to make sure that we…”

On the recordMay 9, 2012
So it puzzles me sometimes that, despite our rhetoric about wanting to reduce the debt and wanting to make sure that we get government right-sized, we are not willing to make the investment sometimes in proven entities that can recover either lost revenue or avoid inefficiencies and improper payments.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Connolly expresses frustration over reluctance to invest in efficient government programs.

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