"Congress this year included nearly $16 billion on 9,500 earmarks in its spending bills, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense.
House Democrats recently banned earmarks to profit-making companies -- typically defense contractors (BUT NOT TO THEIR FAVORITE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS SEIU, ACORN,PETA .....) . Then Republicans, in a display of one-upmanship, announced their no-earmarks policy." [L A Times]
House Democrats recently banned earmarks to profit-making companies -- typically defense contractors (BUT NOT TO THEIR FAVORITE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS SEIU, ACORN,PETA .....) . Then Republicans, in a display of one-upmanship, announced their no-earmarks policy." [L A Times]
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