The Return of Earmarks Means More Pork-Barrel Spending by Congress
Lawmakers stuffed more than $8 billion in pet projects into an omnibus federal spending bill passed in March. But wait, didn't Congress ban earmarks back in 2011?
(Illustration: Joanna Andreasson; Source image: smartboy10/iStock)
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This article originally appeared in print under the headline "Earmarks Are Back".