Reid Defends Earmarks Before Obama's Speech
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) blasted the earmark ban expected to be proposed by President Obama in tonight's State of the Union address, ABC News reports.
Said Reid: "I think this is an issue that any president would like to have, that takes power away from the legislative branch of government and I don't think that's helpful. I think it's a lot of pretty talk and it's only giving the president more power. He's got enough power already."
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