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Jeff Flake: “I was told that it was the Speaker who offered it. Mr. LaHOOD. And so when you were told that, did you think that maybe…”

On the recordJune 20, 2006
I was told that it was the Speaker who offered it. Mr. LaHOOD. And so when you were told that, did you think that maybe you might look into the earmark to see if it had merit and to see if it was a set-aside that might merit further consideration?
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

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