(WBAP/KLIF) — Earmarks were banished from Congress over a decade ago, but the funding for lawmakers’ pet projects is making a sudden return.
About $14-billion will be devoted to earmarks in this year’s spending bills. Aiming to avoid scandal, lawmakers have revamped the process, now requiring that earmark requests be made public and that lawmakers assure there’s no conflicts of interest.
The experiment could rise or fall on the reaction from voters, particularly those skeptical of federal spending. Many Republicans are are against the measure.
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