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John James: “We need to audit on day one to figure out what they're doing…”

Featuring: John James, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 10

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Published | Video Starts at 08:17

Remember what happened in ago Covid. Exactly. And so you're telling me that we're still strapped for cash and we're spending $20 billion more of our hard earned money. I actually think that We need to audit on day one to figure out what they're doing with the [money] we've already sent them. When you look at a state like Minnesota that's much smaller than the state of Michigan, they found $9 billion in Minnesota. (08:17–08:21)

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Proposes an audit to determine the use of state funds.

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