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Sean Reyes: “Let me again reassure the gentleman that every single earmark here followed the House rules. Every Member that has an…”

On the recordMay 10, 2007
Let me again reassure the gentleman that every single earmark here followed the House rules. Every Member that has an earmark certified, like every Member is required to in the House, that they had no specific interest, that the spouse had no specific interest with the company or companies where the money was going.
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Sean Reyes
Utah

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Defending the integrity of earmarks during a House debate.

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