Congress actually banned earmarks once, and saved $141 billion over the ten years of the ban. That ban should return.
In a story that adds new meaning to the question, "What color is your parachute?" Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) earmarked $60,500 of taxpayers' money to fund...
The chief revenue raiser in the Mississippi House of Representatives takes pork barrel spending to an absurd and outrageous new level.
Members of Congress have demanded a record $31 million in earmarks, more than three-quarters of them from Republicans.