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On the recordMarch 17, 2009
We've written to you on the question of more transparency of where equipment goes--we appropriate the money for it, and we kind of lose sight as it comes off the assembly line, where it goes.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes the need for transparency in equipment allocation.

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