GOP hates earmarks - except the ones its members sponsor

GOP hates earmarks - except the ones its members sponsor

David Lightman | McClatchy Newspapers

last updated: February 25, 2009 02:46:49 PM

WASHINGTON - Republicans are expected to deliver a daylong rant Wednesday against Democratic spending legislation, yet the bill is loaded with thousands of pet projects that Republican lawmakers inserted.
Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas, included $142,500 for emergency repairs to the Sam Rayburn Library and Museum in Bonham, Texas. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., joined state colleagues to include $1.425 million for Nevada "statewide bus facilities." The top two Republicans on Congress' money committees also inserted local projects.Click here for full article:
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/v-print/story/62742.html

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