Senate Proceeding on Jul 16th, 2008 :: 7:32:06 to 7:34:04
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Speech By: Judd Gregg

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Judd Gregg: a effective. we cannot afford to have u.s. tax dollars wastetad here. we certainly don't want them having to go through processes that are corrupt. the way to avoid that is to set up a specific

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Richard Lugar: inspector general for this account. i wouldn't ask for it if we weren't expanding it so dramatically. when you take a program and triple its size, you better have somebody looking over the shoulder

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Speech By: Richard Lugar

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Richard Lugar: of folks spending that money. that's why we need an independent inspector general relative to this account. i yield the balance of my time. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient necked

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Richard Lugar: there appears to b e a sufficient second. the yeas and nays are ordered. the senator fromor indiana is recognized for two minutes. mr. lugar: although i certainly agree with the oversight goals that

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Richard Lugar: the senator has suggested. the underlying bill that we're debating has a very strong inspector general infrastructure. and it operates at much less cost than the cost that would be assumed by the senator's

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Richard Lugar: amendment. pepfar has set a high standard for results based accountable programs both whin our own government and in the international community. and pepfar has been among the most evaluated of new programs in

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Richard Lugar: the united states government with fiefl g.a.o. reports -- with five g.a.o. reports completed and a sixth on the way. i believe we have a strong system of oversight already in the bill that recognizes

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Richard Lugar: the participation of many agencies in our anti-disease programs. and this system has extensive experience and continuity of oversight over these programs. i believe we should rerain that system. therefore