On the recordMay 18, 2004
This is pork barrel politics at its worst. It is the kind of short-sighted me first nonsense that gives Washington a bad name.
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Michael Bloomberg
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transcripts.cnn.comMichael Bloomberg: “This is pork barrel politics at its worst. It is the kind of short-sighted me first nonsense that gives Washington a bad…”
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Mayor Bloomberg criticizes the allocation of federal funds for fighting terrorism, arguing that it reflects poorly on Washington.
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