The budget debate is not just a dry exercise in balancing figures. A budget is a road map for our future. Make no mistake about it, the budget we finally enact and the choices reflected in that budget will affect each American citizen directly and will shape the future of this great country.
Debating the federal budget and deficit reduction.
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Promoting efficiency and preventing fraud in defense acquisitions will obviously be a high priority.
I will also ensure that the OIG pursues aggressive oversight of contracting issues.
Our service men and women, now more than ever, are depending on your leadership to put the military medical system on a new track.
I cannot support this item unless there are some limitations on it, unless Congress can exercise its power over the purse, as the Constitution provides.
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