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On the recordMarch 9, 2015
I think there is nothing more grinding on a taxpayer than to realize improper payments are going in the wrong way, either through fraud, waste, abuse or whatever.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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Capito emphasizes the frustration taxpayers feel due to improper payments.

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