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Steve Cohen: “We ought to have earmarks, and it is not just because it is in Article 1 and the unelected bureaucrats, but it is the…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2016
We ought to have earmarks, and it is not just because it is in Article 1 and the unelected bureaucrats, but it is the oil that makes the machine run.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen advocates for earmarks as essential for Congressional effectiveness.

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