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2021-05-09 Home Front: Politix

Democrats are accused of abusing earmarked funding to spend BILLIONS of tax dollars on 'woke' projects

[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] A decade-long ban on controversial earmarks - which allow funding for House members' personal projects - has just been overturned

Since then Democrats and Republicans have flooded the House with funding requests

Funding requests include $4million for a science center, $407K for Native American arthritis, $436K for a yoga retreat and $250k for the Michelle Obama library

Sen Pat Toomey said the projects were 'incredibly abusive', and used by Democrats to 'buy votes'

He cited the 'bridge to nowhere' as a previous example of a wasteful earmark spending project

Forbes reported 3309 requests had been proposed by 324 members of Congress

Democrats requested 2,338 earmarks for $4.94 billion, while Republicans requested 971 earmarks for $4.7 billion

Posted by Fred 2021-05-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Most corrupt political class in 140 years. And it's happening right in front of our eyes.
What a complete shitshow this nation is becoming

Posted by One Eyed Shineter1395 2021-05-09 09:21|| 2021-05-09 09:21|| Front Page Top

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