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It says the money belongs to the program participants.","The government argues it collects and controls the funds. It says the law protects the public fisc in this context."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 102, lines 21-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1127_c2d4.pdf","page_label":"file page 102, lines 21-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1127_c2d4.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 11-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/23-1127_c2d4.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 11-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 68, lines 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