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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordJanuary 25, 2006
We are not going to fix this system until we fix the earmarks.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona
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Arguing that earmark reform is essential for system improvement.

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