Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
First, these are requests - only a fraction of which are ever granted in committee.
Second, the only reason we know what requests are being made, is because Democrats changed the rules to make these public. Requests under the Republican-led Congresses were private. Thank you Democrats for putting some light on earmarks.
Third, Pelosi has said they will not grant any requests that go to for-profit companies.
If any of these are granted, then start a thread. But to start a thread over something that happens each and every year as a part of procedure in the House is a non-story.
These guys were holding out until they got a pay-off and they got their pay-off.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
