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REP. JACKSON LEE WORKS TO ENSURE AMERICAN TAX DOLLARS ARE SPENT WISELY

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas (18th CD), issued the following new release:

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Member of the Out-of-Iraq Caucus and a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement at a press conference highlighting the cost of the war as American's file their taxes:

"As tax day approaches, millions of Americans know their tax dollars will have been wasted in Iraq instead of rebuilding America. Under the Bush Administration, the use of no-bid contacts has doubled. The Defense Contract Audit Agency believes there have been more than $10 billion in questionable or unsupported costs in Iraq contracts.

"Americans have already spent $44 billion ...

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