Keith Ashdown
Keith Ashdown
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This bill will be known as the most earmarked transportation bill in the history of our nation.
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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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It is a good reform. It creates an added deterrent to things being added (to conference reports) at the last minute.
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It's hard to turn around a train in Washington, and they deserve credit.
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You can't treat the Congress like they're a bunch of buzzing flies around your head, ... They're your bosses because they represent the American taxpayers.
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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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I have better things to do than hunting around for where the money is hidden, ... We would rather the government be doing this, creating a one-stop shop. Is that really too much to ask?
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If Katherine Harris put out the list, then 534 other members can do it too.
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It's ironic. This program was set up to save money. But because of poor oversight, it has spent money like Paris Hilton at a shoe sale.
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Senators are betting that pandering to the public with billions in election-year promises will pay off more than they lose by cutting the fiscal conservatives in their own party off at the knees.
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You can't single him out. It is standard procedure.
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Dave Weldon is the one who loses the most here because he isn't going out of his way to show his complete record. He's going to let this case cloud his reputation.
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One of the challenges of defense earmarks -- when you get initial bill 3 or 4 percent has a location tied to the earmark, then look at 535 releases and triangulate to figure out where the money is going.
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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.