by Jose Backer | May 10, 2021 | Articles, Politics
Earmarks, often synonymous with “pork-barrel” spending by their fiercest critics, might be making a return to a Congress near you. After being unofficially banned by both Republicans and Democrats in the 112th Congress following multiple corruption...
by James Fite | Mar 23, 2021 | Articles, Politics
After a decade of exile from the Swamp, a special kind of spending provision is making a comeback. Call them earmarks if you love them, political pork if you hate them, this practice of trading of money and favors was banned by both parties in 2011 for a reason – but...