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Jared Huffman: “This sure feels like a pretty generous earmark, at least a windfall, and we just shouldn't be doing that at the expense…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2021
This sure feels like a pretty generous earmark, at least a windfall, and we just shouldn't be doing that at the expense of urban communities, in my opinion.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman criticizes funding allocations favoring Alaska over urban areas.

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