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Nancy Boyda: “Democracy is a contact sport, and I'm not going to be shy about asking for money for my community. My guess is that next…”

On the recordAugust 5, 2007
Democracy is a contact sport, and I'm not going to be shy about asking for money for my community. My guess is that next year I'm going to be putting in more earmarks.

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Nancy Boyda expresses her determination to continue requesting earmarks for her community despite increased scrutiny.

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