In an election-year appeal to voters frustrated with Washington, House Republicans promised Thursday not to stuff any of this year's spending bills with pet projects for their districts. The promise comes a day after House Democrats banned earmarks to for-profit companies, ending a practice that in many cases created a cozy “pay-to-play” culture involving lawmakers and businesses whose Washington lobbyists often use campaign donations to help assure access. Earmarks send taxpayer dollars to projects in lawmakers' districts outside the competitive process required for other federal spending… Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
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House GOP adopts earmark moratorium
