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On the recordJanuary 27, 2010
I have expanded on this concept for another provision of the bill that I have introduced, so that all earmarks across all Federal agencies would be rescinded if 90 percent of the funding remained unobligated after a decade.
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Feingold proposes rescinding earmarks if funding is largely unused after ten years.

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