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Congresspeople from both parties are celebrating the much-anticipated
return of congressional earmarks. Earmarks are inserted into spending bills
that direct appropriations to a specific business or entity without the
benefit of having gone through the appropriations process or even a formal
vote. They are an open invitation to corrupt governance, which is why both
parties are eager to embrace them once again. The Republican Congress
banned earmarks in 2011 but ever since then, members have been scheming to
bring them back. |
