Earmarks (Finance)
As Earmarks Return to Congress, Lawmakers Rush to Steer Money Home
WASHINGTON — One hundred million dollars for an airport in Mobile, Ala. Tens of thousands for upgrades to a police station in the tiny town of Milton, W.Va. Hundreds of thousands of dollars sent to Arkansas to deal with feral swine. Stuffed inside the sprawling $1.5 trillion government spending bill enacted in March was the […]
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Don Young of Alaska, the House Dean, Leaves an Earmark Legacy
When a New Jersey colleague in 2007 offered an amendment that would cut millions of dollars from an education program supporting the needs of Alaska Natives, Mr. Young took to the House floor in a fury. “I’m going to fight for my state and I’m going to fight for my state, every time,” Mr. Young […]
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Democrats Strip Covid Aid From $1.5 Trillion Spending Package
WASHINGTON — Democrats on Wednesday abruptly jettisoned a $15.6 billion package to fight Covid-19 from a sprawling federal spending bill that includes a huge infusion of aid for war-torn Ukraine and money to keep the government funded through September. The decision to strip out the coronavirus money came amid disputes about its cost and was […]
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