02/03/2015
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"the national debt is a threat to our national security."
"But when you're given the legal language for--or the language in the bill itself, it seems like it is a way to circumvent what has been actually a decision of Congress, right now, on earmarks."
"Non-Defense projects should be funded by other Federal, State, or local agencies."
"In recent years, a proliferation of earmark grants have been appropriated to DOD through the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) for vague general requirements."