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Adam Smith: “Taxpayers want to know, whether it is the Pentagon or anyplace else, that the money is being well spent.”

On the recordMay 15, 2019
Taxpayers want to know, whether it is the Pentagon or anyplace else, that the money is being well spent.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Emphasizing the need for accountability in Pentagon spending.

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