On the recordJanuary 28, 2008
I told the Congress that I would veto any bill, appropriations bill, that does not cut the number and the amount of earmarks in half.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI told the Congress that I would veto any bill, appropriations bill, that does not cut the number and the amount of earmarks in half.
Remarks on Signing the Executive Order on Protecting American Taxpayers From Government Spending on Wasteful Earmarks
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