Earmark Deception On Capitol Hill

Human EventsAugust 21, 2009

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The final version of the widely celebrated ethics bill, passed by overwhelming, veto-proof margins in both the House and Senate a month ago, finally and quietly made its way last week from Capitol Hill to the White House. [...] not even Coburn's detailed analysis of the bill's treatment of earmarks mentioned the audacious change in Senate Rule 28 that covers inclusion in a Senate-House conference report of "extraneous matter" that neither chamber passed.

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Earmark Deception On Capitol Hill

The final version of the widely celebrated ethics bill, passed by overwhelming, veto-proof margins in both the House and Senate a month ago, finally and quietly made its way last week from Ca...

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