Top 10 Members Of Congress Proposing Earmarks OpenTheBooks.comPork is back on the table in Congress. This week, the U.S. House posted online 3,309 earmarks proposed by 324 members of Congress. There were 220 Democrats and 104 Republicans who embraced the “member directed spending.”Review the rankings of all 324 members requesting earmarks here. However, Republicans could push back on the Democratic earmarks for gender, equity, and other social issue related “infrastructure” earmarks. For example, a $1.5 million earmark requested by Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) will likely include gender reassignment surgery.

Source: Forbes May 06, 2021 18:15 UTC