PolitiFact | Obama's promise to go after earmarks 'line by line'

PolitiFact | Obama's promise to go after earmarks 'line by line': "Obama replied, 'John, nobody is denying that $18 billion is important. And, absolutely, we need earmark reform . And when I'm president, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely.'"


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