Reclaiming my time, though, gentleman, you talked about a culture of smoke and mirrors here. This was supposed to be a jobs package. It was supposed to be a stimulus. I'm calling it a ``porkulus.'' But that was the theory. And yet what you're saying that it has in here, it really isn't; it's more about big government spending. I yield.
Criticizing the economic stimulus package during a floor debate.
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