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A little dirty when it comes to ear marks. >> that is not true. i took an ear mark pledgemy first year in office and i have been ear mark free. >> chris: you haven't gotten almost $4 million in ear marks. >> the first year i came in i put the request in and then i found out what the ear mark system is about and took a pledge in the first term i never requested another ear mark since and i want. the bigger issue is are we going to continue to increase the credit card limit in washington and i'm the only voice in washington that has said no to increasing the credit card limit. >> chris: several,...

And electorate out there in iowa i should say. what's he doing differently in the final days? >> what we've noticed in the last several days, when he's out on the stump and he's wrapping up a bus tour of the state of iowa, he's been going after rick santorum. and he's been on the rise in many polls and third and climbing and the perry camp would like to change places with him and they've been going after him in this way when it comes to ear marks and spending. have a listen. >> i think it's appropriate that we talk about our differences ap those differences couldn't be clearer on one of the mo...

Ceiling eight different times. >> on top of that, there's a radio ad running in des moines and we're told other portions of the state and talking about santorum's vote for ear marks, a billion dollars worth of ear marks, according to the commercial and clearly the perry camp is going after it. on top of that, the perry camp has flown in a couple of hundred, folks into the state of iowa to assist getting out the ground game. so if it isn't all in for the perry campaign, it's pretty close. >> i see that and i've got to let you go. it seems like such a desperation move by perry and the ground gam...

Caucuses. i have many friends in the state, some of them have even called me president of iowa. and why these two particularly big? i think the polls we told you two-thirds of iowa admit they're open to changing their minds. if you wake up this morning and read your biggest newspaper is supporting that mitt romney might take a second look. >> certainly, bob dole. he is mayor, the president of iowa. >> dave: if that region he's big, in iowa and kansas. >> clayton: if two-thirds of the fox are undecided there a lot of the ads are probably carrying weight with them in iowa, which are blanketed ac...

What happens when you don't vote for the ear marks it goes into the slush fund injuries the executive branch spends the money and then you have to grovel and beg and plead and say please return my highway funds to me. the whole principle of budget that is messed up. i never voted for an earmark but i do argue the case for the people i represent to try to get their money back if at all possible. >> isn't that the same thing of having your cake and eating it, too. you can complain about earmarks but if there are provisions there that help your district or your state that is different. if 434 oth...