Jim DeMint on "Supports earmark reform"

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Earmarks represent one of the worst ways to spend money. The earmark process allows politicians to fund pet projects based on political power instead of merit. Earmarks are rarely subject to public hearings or oversight, and they invite the kind of corruption that has sent lawmakers to jail.

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http://demint.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=5616b806-f067-59bb-b555-23cf589d8786

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