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Senator Mike Lee on the problems and perceptions of earmarks
Inside Sources
English - March 24, 2021 17:58 - 9 minutes - 4.39 MB - ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsPolitics News News Commentary Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Senator Mike Lee joins Boyd to discuss the problem and the public perception of earmarks. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are known for requesting funding of their own pet projects in other bills, but is this practice ethical? Both Sen. Lee and a new conservative group called The American Accountability Foundation don’t think so, and Boyd bets listeners agree.
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