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On the recordFebruary 2, 2012
Madam President, I further say that after the stimulus bill, all of the 102 most egregious votes last year--or earmarks, not one was a congressional earmark. They were all bureaucratic earmarks. If we don't do our constitutional job under article I, section 9 of the Constitution, the President will be doing our job. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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