The inconvenient truth about earmarks

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Republicans are planning another yearlong campaign to shame Democrats for failing to kill the practice of earmarking money for pet projects.

But there are two big problems with the strategy, according to nonpartisan experts who track spending. Democrats last year actually approved fewer earmarks than Republicans did when they ran Congress.

And many Republicans remain very supportive of the controversial spending practice.

The numbers speak for themselves.

Rest of the story here
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0108/8054.html

 

[Gonz]

End all earmarks. Each bill must be individual & seperate.

 

[SouthernN'Proud]

I will next post in this thread when one person names one US congress member who does not earmark money.

 

[Gato_Solo]

I will next post in this thread when one person names one US congress member who does not earmark money.

Guess you won't be posting in this thread anymore, then. Before you get defensive...if they voted for any contracts for the DoD, then they have earmarked.

 

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I will next post in this thread when one person names one US congress member who does not earmark money.

From the article.

"Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), one of the new leaders to swear off earmarks consistently"