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On the recordJune 17, 2007
If I just might direct the record to another place, why don't we just leave this room today forgetting the word earmark? This is legislatively directed spending as opposed to executive spending.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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Nancy Pelosi comments on the terminology used regarding earmarks and spending.

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