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John Barrasso: “Money goes in, but rarely does the money come out. Congress uses the funds as slush funds to cover deficit spending.”

On the recordJuly 30, 2012
Money goes in, but rarely does the money come out. Congress uses the funds as slush funds to cover deficit spending.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso criticizes the management of trust funds in Congress.

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