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The Pathetic Excuse To Keep Earmarks In Place

November 16th, 2010 · Comments Off on The Pathetic Excuse To Keep Earmarks In Place

So Harry Reid wants to protect Nevada from that big, bad President Obama and his profligate spending, now, does he? Like many senior lawmakers, Reid opposes abandoning “congressionally directed spending” – the allocation of funding for projects, or earmarks – in favor of leaving the money decisions to officials in government agencies. 

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Tags: Big Government · Harry Reid · Nevada Politics