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On the recordMarch 19, 2007
I still just repeat for emphasis sake, and I am going to have the IG look at this earmarking, the 90 percent.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Senator Harkin emphasizes the need for oversight on earmarking.

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