$12B in earmarks: Congress’ roller-coaster history with earmark spending takes another twist
6,628. That’s the number bipartisan House and Senate members plan to include in the $467 billion minibus spending bill passed just last week. The funding plan covers six areas of federal spending and could avert a partial government shutdown through September 30th. Of this spending plan, Earmark totaled $12.7 billion, or just under 3%. Is […]