Posted on 06/27/2014 7:12:37 PM PDT by lbryce
With the momentum of the appropriations process stalled in the Senate, Sen. Harry Reid is trying to bring back the grease that helps the legislative wheels roll: earmarks. It is no secret that the Senate Majority leader is a huge proponent of the specially-tailored spending provisions that have faced a moratorium in congress since 2011. “I have been a fan of earmarks since I got here the first day,” Reid proselytized in May, right as eager appropriators got off to the fastest start in recent history.
But congressional appropriators’ optimism has faltered as lawmakers have failed to reconcile policy and procedural differences. CQ reports that the appropriations process “is close to breaking down,” and that Congress will need to rely on temporary funding measures come October unless an agreement is made.
For big-spenders like Reid, reinstating lawmakers’ ability to divert federal funds for pet projects in their districts is the solution to the problem. Reid even regards the return of the earmark as inevitable: “They’ll come back—it’s only a question of time because that’s our constitutional obligation
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Why Reid Is Wrong to Try to Bring Back Earmarks?......
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Why Reid Is Wrong to Try to Bring Back Earmarks?........I......can't........figure it out....I just can't.......Why Reid Is Wrong to Try to Bring Back Earmarks?
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think hardest......
Why Reid Is Wrong to Try to Bring Back Earmarks?....
Hmm. Because of the same reason they got rid of it in the first place????
Can't tell.
When did they get rid of earmarks????
It's your Constitutional obligation to skim every penny you can for your home state like was done in West Byrdginia?
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