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Daniel Inouye: “The Ovarian Cancer Treatment Program and the Breast Cancer Treatment Program are earmarks.”

On the recordMarch 17, 2009
The Ovarian Cancer Treatment Program and the Breast Cancer Treatment Program are earmarks.
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Daniel Inouye
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Inouye highlights that these programs were created by Congress, not the administration.

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