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We did not go after others, nobody paid a price for things disappearing. this is too serious. we have got to hold these people accountable and frankly back when congress was ear marking or line iteming. you would is zero off the offices not cooperating and then they cooperate. we need to get back to enforcing and overseeing and just zero line offices not doing their jobs. im very concerned about wray if he will not even fire mccabe with all we know about mccabe. >> jon: the chairman of your hous...

Something that was, i thought, mentioned after john boehner. what is going on? >> this went away six years ago when republicans took control of the house and the republicans imposed this moratorium on all of congress. now both chambers are debating restoring it. the house barely put off a vote with a promise from paul ryan that he would study. the senate republicans have ae . they had a ban in the previous congress but they deem it expired. so theres no ban in the state. they will have to vote t...

In an earmark for the salt lake olympic games. >> dave: now to be clear, olympic games, in fact, all of them in my knowledge do require public money and mitt romney was ten years ago, they just celebrated the ten years anniversary of the salt lake city games and a success. and what mitt romney said about the attacks. sometimes whoa you shoot from the hip you end up shooting yourself in the foo: a pretty wide gulf seeking money for post 9/11 security at the olympics and seeking earmarks exhibit f...

>> they dont talk about it and every time they do, its in a defensive posture. >> right, they dont talk about it at all and they have a lot to talk about. obamas got to eventually. >> my colleague andrew has a great story on romneys history of ear-marking -- >> longtime boston guy. he knows those things. >> my colleague speaks in yesterdays "washington post" about the state of the republican party. wonderful piece. >> and clarence. >> ive got to say, charles, youve got a lot of charlie brown boo...

Entitlements including social security which some of your top democratic leaders say off the table, are you willing to cut those and is it as the gop claims because you face a tough reelection fight in 2012? >> well, i decided that ear marking was not for this former auditor on the day i got there, chris. i started working on trying to rein in government contracting the day i got there and tom coburn and i worked together on that for every day i have been in the united states senate. yes, i vote...

Entitlements including social security which some of your top democratic leaders say off the table, are you willing to cut those and is it as the gop claims because you face a tough reelection fight in 2012? >> well, i decided that ear marking was not for this former auditor on the day i got there, chris. i started working on trying to rein in government contracting the day i got there and tom coburn and i worked together on that for every day i have been in the united states senate. yes, i vote...

>> chris: i cant let this go. we just heard that the country had a $1.3 trillion deficit in the last year and i mean should democrats be preaching about being serious about the deficit? >> i cant speak for all democrats. i can speak for this one who has worked as senator cornyn said with senator sessions to try to bring down spending as a senator who doesnt ear mark. they wont even pledge that they will quit ear marking the republicans. how serious -- independent voters need to take a hard look ...