Let's at least pay these people. We're going to do it after the fact. Let's pay them on time. Neither bill has been passed yet. Throw on top of that. This package, in order to get it passed includes $14.3 billion worth of earmarks. I'm part of the Republican Senate conference. We have a resolution against earmarks. We're in charge. We've got the chairmanship of the committee and we're going to allow $14.3 billion of earmarks when we're approaching $39 trillion in debt. (01:09–01:16)
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