Can't let the administration make all the spending decisions. But Senator Cockburn, I think won the day on that one, said, yeah, but earmarks are the gateway drug. And We were $14 trillion in debt when I came here. Now we're approaching $39 trillion. Something is completely whacked out here. Something is completely out of control. And earmarks are that gateway drug. It's probably the only reason, though, that these, these bill's going to pass. (03:02–03:07)
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