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Earmarks After Dark

Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by carpro, Jun 2, 2008.

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121218814628234185.html?mod=djemEditorialPage

Earmarks After Dark

May 31, 2008; Page A10

Remember those Congressional pledges of earmark reform? Democrats are hoping you don't, as they try to pull a fast one and evade President Bush's pledge to block these special-interest spending projects slipped into legislation without scrutiny.

The battle is over the $601 billion defense authorization bill, which the House passed last week, 384-23. Earmarks are supposed to be included in the text of legislation. Instead, the Members have "airdropped," in Beltway parlance, a huge number of them into the conference report that accompanies the bill. And, to ensure that the money is spent on these dark-of-night additions, the Members have included language insisting that federal agencies do so.

#1 carpro, Jun 2, 2008

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