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House to vote on first full bill containing earmarks
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This week, the House will vote on its first full bill containing earmarks, the Invest in America Act, which has 1,473 of them tucked into it.
The earmarks make up $5.66 billion of the $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization and water infrastructure bill, and Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., who has led the Republican charge against the return of what Congress describes as "member designated projects" has proposed an amendment to the Invest in America Act to remove all earmarks. "Taxpayers across the country are getting their first look at what Washington is like in the new earmark era. It’s not a pretty sight," Budd said in a statement.More Related News