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On the recordMay 24, 2011
I think the Congress ought to start by asking hard questions where there have not been evaluations and a lot of money is being spent.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson suggests Congress should question un-evaluated spending programs.

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