LOUISVILLE - Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Jack Conway, today issued the following statement regarding reports that Senator Richard Shelby, R-AL, has placed a hold on at least 70 presidential nominees - including judges, intelligence appointees, and Defense and State department officials - in an attempt to procure over $35 billion in earmarks:
"Senator Shelby's decision to hold the government hostage to obtain special favors for his state is distasteful. It is reminiscent of the backroom deal on health care struck by Senator Ben Nelson, D-NE, in December.
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