After a stop, he added,"Senator Obama has asked for about $932 million ofearmark pork——barrel spending, nearly a million dollars for every day since he hasbeen in the United States Senate. I suggest that people go up on the web site ofCitizens Against Government Waste, and they will look at those projects. hat kindof thing is not the way to rein in runaway spending in Washington. That is one if thefundamental differences that SenatOr Obama and I have. "Facing with this Obama smiled and said: "I admit that some lobbyists obtainedsome interests by applying for budget, although that wasnt the case with me" Theaudience laughed after hearing this, and he added: "We all know that earmarksaccount in last years budget is only $18 billion, but Senator McCain is proposing——and this is a fundamental differences between us——S300 billion in tax cuts to someof the wealthiest corporations and individuals in the country.It is true that $18billion is important; $300 billion is really important. And in his tax plan, you wouldhave CEOs of Fortune 500 companies getting an average of $700,000 in reducedtaxes, while leaving 100 million Americans out."
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