Buying a vote is back.... It works.... 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 … [Read more...] about Earmarks are back for Congress….
Political 'earmarks'
House Democrats look to bring back ‘earmark’s’To Congress….
...'An earmark is a provision inserted into a discretionary spending appropriations bill that directs funds to a specific recipient while circumventing the merit-based or competitive funds allocation process'.... ... In the United States, the term earmark is used in relation … [Read more...] about House Democrats look to bring back ‘earmark’s’To Congress….