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Earmark (politics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In United States politics an earmark is a congressional provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees. Earmar...
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Congressional Dictionary, “virtually every appropriation is earmarked.”2 In practice, however, earmarks generally are defined more narrowly, often reflecting procedures established over time that may differ from one appropriation bill to another.
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Since the original purpose and circumstances for a statutory appropriation may change over time or since the legislative policy behind the statutory appropriation may not reflect current legislative policy, it is important ... Welcome to Legislative Fiscal Division page on earmarked revenues and statutory appropriations.
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; February 12, 2008; Read More: The Crypt Mysteries ... The House Republican Steering Committee is set to convene this week to fill a vacancy on the powerful Appropriations Committee. ... And many suggest House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), who has outsize influence on the panel, will use the pick to elevate a...
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Remember the "Bridge to Nowhere"? It's no longer an earmarked appropriation. But it's still on track to be built with federal funds. ... But outside Washington, most Americans think of pork as wasteful spending. They don't really care whether it's earmarked. And they shouldn't.
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MANDATORY SPENDING refers to funds not controlled by annual decision of Congress. ... These funds are automatically obligated by virtue of previously-enacted laws. ... C-SPAN Congressional Glossary...
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Greg Sandow misses the point regarding the importance of the $50 million appropriation earmarked for the National Endowment for the Arts in the recent U.S. stimulus bill (The Arts Need Better Arguments, Leisure & Arts, Feb. 18). We all understand that $50 million isn't much in the grand scheme of things, but the fact that ...
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Wade wanted Harris -- the former Florida secretary of state who had a pivotal role in the disputed 2000 presidential election who is now running for US Senate -- to request an earmarked appropriation allowing MZM to build a Florida facility, the court records say.
www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/05/... www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/05/19/congress_bribery_probe_could_deepen/
PRLog (Press Release) – Apr 27, 2007 – We’ve seen over and over again that the current political atmosphere is one of accountability and transparency: this is just as apparent in Education as it is in the debate over the appropriation of earmarked funds.
www.prlog.org/10015131-education-department-backs-down-... www.prlog.org/10015131-education-department-backs-down-gates-speaks-up.html