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People are scratching their head when they look at him and his record. >> santorum notes that you have a paid lobbyist for the state of texas in washington to try to get ear marks and he notes that back in 2006 your state government bragged about getting more than $600 million in highway ear marks and $500 million in transit projects. so again, aren't you hands unclean here, too? >> that is the process that they put in place in washington, d.c. and i will tell you that the reason that states have to go up there and play that game is because washington is broken. we have a $15 trillion debt bec...

The question is the amount and what it's going to include. for example, i would include the pentagon. i wouldn't just have it be for certainly domestic programs. >> reporter: what are you looking for first, to say, i hope this is still in there? i hope this is cut? >> there may be cuts in the army corps projects, things like flood control and beach replenishment, which is very important to my direct. i see those in the same way i see road or masses transit projects. those are important and create jobs right away. >> reporter: of course, the republican reaction is quite different. we decided to...

Head when they look at him and his record. >> santorum notes that you have a paid lobbyist for the state of texas in washington to try to get ear marks and he notes that back in 2006 your state government bragged about getting more than $600 million in highway ear marks and $500 million in transit projects. so again, aren't you hands unclean here, too? >> that is the process that they put in place in washington, d.c. and i will tell you that the reason that states have to go up there and play that game is because washington is broken. we have a $15 trillion debt because both political parties ...