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On the recordNovember 7, 2010
Well, I think that -- I think the House Democrats made them transparent. I think they changed the rules, if -- if -- to -- my memory serves me correctly. And, you know, they -- they come in, and spending is the big thing. Well, we're going to see what's going to happen on -- on -- on spending. My guess is, is at the end of -- at the end of two years, not very much.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

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James Carville discusses the transparency of earmarks and expresses skepticism about significant changes in spending.

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