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On the recordFebruary 24, 2010
I understand there's some special interests for Louisiana, Connecticut, Michigan, and those are the deals we know about because those were a little bit more visible. But you can imagine all the other oddball stuff in there, the hospital wings that will be built here and there.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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The speaker discusses special interests and hidden deals in legislation.

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