http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/02/boehner_earmark.html
The GOP House Majority Leader is advocating cuts in the federal budget that would lead to a loss of one million jobs according to one estimate. This is part of the GOP plan to reduce budget deficits by eliminating earmarks and cutting spending in programs that they do not support. Of course, they only support these cuts if they don't affect their own district. For example, the proposal includes spending $450 million for a fighter plane engine that the Pentagon does not want. The engine is manufactured in two cities in Ohio that happen to be part of the House Speaker's district.
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