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Those 2,966 earmarks are a symptom of a disease that is preventing our troops from getting the tools they need to prosecute the war on terror.

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Those 2,966 earmarks are a symptom of a disease that is preventing our troops from getting the tools they need.

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Murtha walks on water. If you want anything done on the committee, you go to Murtha. Murtha is the reason why the defense appropriations bill gets done each year.

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We've been in budgetary La-La Land.

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It's a real question of who's minding the store. It creates doubt in the investments we're making.

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They're not really sure if they're going to get anything that actually will work in a real-time effort like Iraq. It's frustrating in that most taxpayers are going to say we need to keep our troops safe.

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There's a lot of money in this bill, but bar none we consider the documentary the most egregious provision because it has absolutely nothing to do with alleviating the traffic problems in this nation.

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Transparency is the best disinfectant. If they would disclose everything and give the public time to review it, that would change the discourse dramatically.

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It's hard to turn around a train in Washington, and they deserve credit.

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The secrecy is awful. We've created a system where we choose how government spends money based on the strength of your politician and not the need of your district.

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You know how they call Vancouver 'North Hollywood' Well, Alaska could become 'North North Hollywood,'

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If you're a lobbyist, you've got the Washington version of the scarlet letter tattooed on your back right now.

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If they're telling everybody to tighten their belts and they're leasing these luxury cars, it just doesn't fly in Peoria.

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Lawmakers are not trying to win campaign cash. They are trying to make sure that they employ thousands of people.

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He's basically judge, jury and executioner for all this money.

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I give him a C-minus. It's better than we've had, but we've got a long way to go to get this federal fiscal house in order. ... I would give him a much higher grade if he had vetoed just one (spending) bill.

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There are very few things that I read that kick me in the gut. This is beyond my wildest guess of how bad it actually is aa how bad, how long and how nobody knew about it, ... I don't think Democrats or Republicans win on this. It basically makes people detest Congress even more and deters voter turnout.

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There's definitely a need to get the money on the ground fast. But I don't think any of these proposals would do that. What I see them doing is lessening the transparency. It's the opposite of the way we should be going. We need to know more so we can know if all this money is being spent in a wise and responsible manner.

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The fact is, there are not the checks and balances to make sure the money is spent well.

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It's sending shivers down the spines of a lot of senators. They've thrown down the gauntlet here to other people. I believe this is probably a bargaining chip to try to move senators down the road to more earmarking reform.

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This is age-old machine politics. You are taking care of other people so they take care of you.

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It's a challenge. We're really trying to get blood out of a stone, politically.

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We need to get out of the business of subsidizing people who are in harm's way.

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They're a little late to the parade, but I still think it's an important step to make sure this whole sort of embarrassing era has ended.

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There are thousands of quid pro quos that occur daily in the halls of Congress. Earmarking is the quo. It's what lawmakers can offer to lobbyists in exchange for political contributions and whatever else. It's part of the puzzle.

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