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• Latest Action: Aug 02, 2012 Received in the House.

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• Committee Assignment: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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• Committee Assignment: House Oversight and Government Reform

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• CBO | S. 1409, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery ... - April 21, 2012 by http://www.cbo.gov/browse/publications/* - As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 19, 2011. S. 1409 would amend federal law to require federal agencies to expand their efforts to identify, recover, and ...

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  As noted by http://www.cbo.gov/browse/publications/* on April 21, 2012, "As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 19, 2011. S. 1409 would amend federal law to require federal agencies to expand their efforts to identify, recover, and ..." (/url?q=http://cbo.gov/publication/43178&sa=U&ei=jc6aT7mvFObL2QXm9tWbDw&ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&usg=AFQjCNHybtliB2vnMnQqTCL2V4T6KrnVDg)
• CBO | S. 1409, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery ... - April 21, 2012 by http://www.cbo.gov/browse/publications/* - As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 19, 2011. S. 1409 would amend federal law to require federal agencies to expand their efforts to identify, recover, and ...

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  As noted by http://www.cbo.gov/browse/publications/* on April 21, 2012, "As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 19, 2011. S. 1409 would amend federal law to require federal agencies to expand their efforts to identify, recover, and ..." (/url?q=http://cbo.gov/publication/43178&sa=U&ei=cCyYT7e4Auuk2gXbluGSBw&ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&usg=AFQjCNHpuhegpV5om_Gjw4SP8N8iCpcCVg)
• CBO | S. 1409, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery ... - April 20, 2012 by http://www.cbo.gov/browse/publications/* - As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 19, 2011. S. 1409 would amend federal law to require federal agencies to expand their efforts to identify, recover, and ...

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  As noted by http://www.cbo.gov/browse/publications/* on April 20, 2012, "As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 19, 2011. S. 1409 would amend federal law to require federal agencies to expand their efforts to identify, recover, and ..." (/url?q=http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43178&sa=U&ei=uhAVUJKREcrt0gGTjIDICQ&ved=0CBsQmAEwAA&usg=AFQjCNHnONsGZdrBJWqtNgunmG3JE1Uffw)

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• APEX Analytix IPERA “Lunch and Learn” Session for Federal Finance Leaders to Focus on Prevention of Improper Payments - July 19, 2012 by YAHOO! - A “lunch and learn” program covering the Improper Payment Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA) is scheduled for July 19 in the nation’s capital and will focus on how federal agency officials can prevent and recover losses due to improper ...

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  As noted by YAHOO! on July 19, 2012, "A “lunch and learn” program covering the Improper Payment Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA) is scheduled for July 19 in the nation’s capital and will focus on how federal agency officials can prevent and recover losses due to improper ..." (http://news.yahoo.com/apex-analytix-ipera-lunch-learn-session-federal-finance-070730285.html)
• Scott Brown’s deficit response - July 11, 2012 by The Boston Globe - The Globe asked both US Senate candidates to answer three detailed questions on how to reduce the deficit. Below is the response from Scott Brown’s campaign. Deficits exist because politicians are addicted to spending other people’s money ...

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  As noted by The Boston Globe on July 11, 2012, "The Globe asked both US Senate candidates to answer three detailed questions on how to reduce the deficit. Below is the response from Scott Brown’s campaign. Deficits exist because politicians are addicted to spending other people’s money ..." (http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2012/07/10/scott-brown-deficit-plan/cFcEWt38PYQ7Uu7HyMQ1lL/story.html)
• THE TIRE STATE: S.C. lawmakers rush through huge tax break for manufacturers - June 17, 2012 by Times and Democrat - This story is by Rick Brundrett, a reporter for the website TheNerve.org, which is a project of the S.C. Policy Council. The council is a Columbia-based group that says its mission “is to promote freedom, protect freedom and prove that freedom ...

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  As noted by Times and Democrat on June 17, 2012, "This story is by Rick Brundrett, a reporter for the website TheNerve.org, which is a project of the S.C. Policy Council. The council is a Columbia-based group that says its mission “is to promote freedom, protect freedom and prove that freedom ..." (http://thetandd.com/business/the-tire-state-s-c-lawmakers-rush-through-huge-tax/article_dff88dd4-b73e-11e1-a31a-0019bb2963f4.html)