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Julio Barreto
Members of Congress continue to take advantage of their positions on key committees in doling out Federal dollars to their constituents according to a recent report, TCS FY2010 Earmark Analysis: Apples-to-Apples Increase in Earmarks.Taxpayers for Common Sense recently released an analysis of earmarks included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 appropriations bill and found a slight increase in the number of pet projects included in the funding bill. Earmarks are set-asides included in an appropriations bill at the member’s request.Taxpayers for Common Sense is an independent and non-partisan voice for taxpayers working to increase transparency and expose and eliminate wasteful and corrupt subsidies, earmarks, and corporate welfare.According to their analysis, a Member’s position on the Appropriations...
