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On the recordOctober 13, 2009
I have serious concerns about why we would spend so much money overseas making that kind of investment when we really need to be making the investment here in the United States.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Senator Cantwell questions spending on international offsets instead of domestic investments.

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