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Steve King: “Reclaiming my time, we would soon have Al Franken's version of fair and balanced. And before we go to the salt marsh…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2009
Reclaiming my time, we would soon have Al Franken's version of fair and balanced. And before we go to the salt marsh mouse expert of California, I just want to point out that President Obama said that there would be no pet projects, and no earmarks. But we have this pet project of the pet of the Speaker of the House, this San Francisco $30 million winner of this stimulus plan, even though it violates all the rules that have been laid out here, except maybe he will be on display for 48 hours before he comes to final passage.
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing earmarks and specific projects in the stimulus plan during a House debate.

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