On the recordJune 14, 2007
I am now trying, and so is our leadership, to reduce earmarks by at least 50 percent. As you know, there are a lot of people who are angry about the fact that we are cutting earmarks by that much.
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Discussing efforts to reduce earmarks during a House floor speech.
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