Study: 39,294 Earmarks Sought This Year

[JBeukema]

Members of Congress requested almost 40,000 earmarks that exceeded $100 billion directed to their home districts and states for the current fiscal year, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis to be released Tuesday.
As Congress attempts to finalize appropriations legislation through next September, the new database shows that there remains a relentless bipartisan appetite for projects from coast-to-coast – whether it’s $5 million Sen. Bill Nelson sought for an engineering project at the University of South Florida, $1 million requested by Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) to develop soybeans resistant to a problematic pest, $160,000 that Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) sought for a local Boys and Girls Club in Sacramento, or $2 million for a new transit transfer center in Lafayette, Ind. called for by Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.).

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