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On the recordJanuary 30, 2006
I think there's a system here that breeds corruption. That's why you have Congressman Cunningham who has pled guilty already and other scandals which we're going to hear more about. It's a system where this, quote, 'earmarking,' which is pork-barrel projects, have skyrocketed out of control geometrically into tens of billions of dollars.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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John McCain discusses the issue of corruption in Congress related to earmarking and pork-barrel spending.

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