claim: "we spent $3-million of your money to study the dna of bears."
author: john mccain
evidence_1: feb 8, 2008 ... the presidential wannabe scoffs at pouring millions into studying grizzly bear  dna, but scientists say it's key to preserving the species. ... scientists, however,  are not amused: they insist that the study is not only worth every penny but that  the $3-million price tag cited in the ad is, in a word, wrong. in fact ...
evidence_2: sep 1, 2008 ... "my friends," john mccain recently informed a crowd, "we spent $3 million of your  money to study the dna of bears in montana." mccain's meeting with pa ...
evidence_3: mar 10, 2008 ... john mccain's stump speech, you've surely heard him talk about grizzly bears.  the federal government, he declares with horror and astonishment, has spent $3  million to study grizzly bear dna. "i don't know if it was a paternity issue or  criminal," he jokes, "but it was a waste of money." a mccain campaign ...
evidence_4: sep 11, 2008 ... for the past year, sen. john mccain has told a pretty good joke about grizzly  bears to make a point about what he deems wasteful federally-funded earmark  spending. "my friends," mccain says, "we spent $3 million of your money to study  the dna of bears in montana. "now i don't know if that was a ...
evidence_5: may 6, 2015 ... if you followed five minutes of the 2008 presidential campaign, you likely heard  him utter these words: "my friends, we spent $3 million of your money to study the  dna of bears in montana. now i don't know if that was a paternity issue or a  criminal issue, but the point is, it was $3 million of your money.