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John Campbell: And so, you don't agree with me, or see any problem with us, as Members, sending taxpayer funds in the creation of…

On the recordJuly 19, 2007
And so, you don't agree with me, or see any problem with us, as Members, sending taxpayer funds in the creation of things named after ourselves while we're still here?
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John Campbell
California

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Questioning the ethics of using taxpayer funds for projects named after current Members of Congress.

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