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On the recordMay 29, 2007
This is old in the 1950s war style 'Soprano' type politics, that, you know, you go along to get along and you don't talk about these things in my district if you want something in your district.
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Mike Rogers
Republican · Alabama

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Mike Rogers describes the political maneuvering and threats he faced from John Murtha regarding earmarks.

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