A Quote by Anthony Weiner

There's no doubt about it, earmarks are not very popular. There are good earmarks and bad earmarks. The good earmarks are the ones I get for my district.

Anthony Weiner

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Anthony Weiner
American - Politician
Born: September 4, 1964

I'd be a lot more excited about eliminating earmarks if we reduced all of the spending by whatever the earmarks used to be, but nobody's, apparently, going to talk about doing that.

Roy Blunt

Earmarks are supposed to be bad. But they don't increase spending.

Todd Tiahrt

I have never been opposed to earmarks.

Judd Gregg

The responsible use of earmarks can have public benefits.

Jeff Fortenberry

You know, there's nothing in 'E.T.' that earmarks it as really '80s.

Matt Duffer

Our legislative victory - an end to earmarks.

Rand Paul

Politicians like to confuse congressional spending with earmarks. There is a difference.

Marsha Blackburn

Bipartisan reformers have long recognized that earmarks make way for corruption.

Lauren Boebert

I will veto every single beer, um, bill with earmarks.

John McCain

There is in most passions a shrinking away from ourselves. The passionate pursuer has all the earmarks of a fugitive.

Eric Hoffer

I've always been interested in past lives, because they're earmarks of what creates us.

Sylvia Browne

In the world of commercial speech, tobacco advertising bears the earmarks of an endangered species.

Jef I. Richards

I don't think we're crumbling as a civilization, but this is not our finest hour, and it's good to be mindful that we're all susceptible to fall and to look at what are the earmarks of a civilization on the wane. What are they - destruction of the environment? Conspicuous consumption? Heard of those?

Mel Gibson

Earmarks are counterproductive tools for entrenched politicians to shut down debate and buy votes.

Lauren Boebert

I know of three ways to recognize another writer: Writers are shamelessly nosy. Writers tell good stories, even about dumb old, daily things. On most writers, the earmarks of thrift, if not outright povery, are evident.