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| Subject: Only 18 lawmakers shunned pet projects Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:01 am | |
| Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel 02/13/08
“Only a dozen House members and half as many senators declined to play in Congress’ pork barrel playground last year by refusing to ask for home state projects, a Washington-based watchdog group disclosed Wednesday. Their more than 500 colleagues easily filled the gap, obtaining more than $18 billion worth of these so-called earmarks, according to a database assembled by Taxpayers for Common Sense, a budget watchdog group that advocates sharply curbing the practice.” |
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