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Jim Inhofe: “They said earmarks are a gateway drug that needs to be eliminated in order to demonstrate that we are serious about…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2010
They said earmarks are a gateway drug that needs to be eliminated in order to demonstrate that we are serious about fiscal restraint. There's just one problem with that. It's not true.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Jim Inhofe argues against the claim that eliminating earmarks will save money.

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