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should itself be a function of the General Assembly rather
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than a function of the Executive Branch. I wonder if
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you would comment on that .
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The second question --
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MR. GOLDSTE1N: Let's take one at a time. You
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are Mr. Brooks, are you not?
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MR. BROOKS: That is right.
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MR. GOLDSTEIN: Mr. Brooks, some States have
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that, but they still have elected Comptroller. I think
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Louisiana has that system you are talking about. The
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Legislature elects the Auditor and he in turn checks on
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the governor's expenditures. They still have the elected
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Comptroller. The fact is, here in Maryland we have had
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this system. It has worked. The State is a very progres-
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sive State. Naturally, we have to change with the times,
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to meet the challenge of the '60's. The 21st Century
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will soon be here. Here are the facts on paper showing
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a fantastic growth from a $14 million budget to a budget
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of this year $1 billion. We haven't had any scandals.
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Money has been safe. The money has been expended in the
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proper fashion, to give the people the services. Our
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