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Jim Inhofe: “This kind of earmarking breeds corruption which then lowers the opinion and reputation of the Congress of the United…”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
This kind of earmarking breeds corruption which then lowers the opinion and reputation of the Congress of the United States.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Inhofe criticizes earmarking practices for damaging Congress's reputation.

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