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Kenneth Block stated on June 19, 2010 in :

"(I) helped to invent a system that saved over a billion dollars on welfare."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 29, 2010

John Cornyn stated on August 03, 2010 in :

"Taxpayer money will provide iPod Touch devices to high school students in Utah, BlackBerry smart phones to smokers who kick the habit and funding for a study of exotic ants in East Africa."

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 24, 2010

Marco Rubio stated on August 02, 2010 in :

"If we ban the practice of earmarks, we could save the American taxpayer anywhere between $15 (billion) to $20 billion dollars a year in pork-barrel spending."

By Amy Sherman• August 10, 2010

Susana Martinez stated on July 22, 2010 in :

In New Mexico, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish "spent federal stimulus funds on campaign Christmas cards."

By Louis Jacobson• July 26, 2010

Americans for Job Security stated on July 09, 2010 in :

"Jane Norton supported the largest tax hike in Colorado history."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2010

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