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Congratulations to Senator Tom Harkin

Posted By Jim Harper On October 5, 2009 @ 11:52 am In Tax and Budget Policy | Comments Disabled

. . . for congratulating himself by naming a federal grant program after himself ^[1]. His $10,000,000 earmark request for the program is funded at $7,000,000 in the Labor/HHS appropriations bill ^[2].

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[1] naming a federal grant program after himself: http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2009/10/03/sen-tom-harkin-names-7000000-earmark-after-himself/

[2] Labor/HHS appropriations bill: http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_3293.html

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