David Williams: "What's surprising is, in 2006 when the Democrats came into power, they talked about draining the swamp. They talked about getting rid of earmarks and making a better, more responsive government. Well, two years later, we're not there. And we see 11,610 earmarks worth $17 billion, so we have taken some steps backward." (Bloomberg's "Money And Politics," 4/2/08)
David Williams: "You have Senator Clinton who has roughly $200 million in earmarks. You have Senator Obama, about $97 million in earmarks. Senator McCain, zero. ... He has no earmarks and no money. And this is not atypical of Senator McCain. ... For years and years he has been trying to get rid of these projects. Back in 1998, there was the Vulcan monument in Alabama. $2 million for this project. He went to the floor of the Senate, he fought hard, he tried to get this removed from the appropriations bill. He received 12 votes to get rid of this funding. After he lost the vote, he got up and brushed himself off and moved on to the next project. So he has been fighting this tooth and nail for many years." (Bloomberg's "Money And Politics," 4/2/08)
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