I thank the gentleman. We do not legislate by press release. Unfortunately, for those of us who are trying to bring some accountability or transparency, sometimes the only way we can find out who requested an earmark or specific funding is to go to press releases because the agency won't tell us and the committees won't tell us.
Discussing the challenges of transparency in earmark requests.
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When people say you guys talk but do not do anything, this committee and the Congress and the administration did.
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