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Mike Pence: Earmarks have become emblematic of everything wrong with spending.

On the recordNovember 17, 2010
Earmarks have become emblematic of everything wrong with spending.
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Mike Pence
Republican · Indiana

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Mike Pence highlights earmarks as a symbol of problematic spending practices.

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