PLANET OF THE CHIMPS #2

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Mysterious fund allows US Congress to spend millions freely

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The defense bill that just passed the House of Representatives includes a back-door fund that lets individual members of Congress funnel millions of dollars into projects of their choosing.

This is happening despite a congressional ban on earmarks -- special, discretionary spending that has funded Congress' pet projects back home in years past, but now has fallen





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Chimp at 12:21 PM
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