As Congress races toward the Dec. 16 deadline to fund the government, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is pushing to secure nearly half a billion dollars for Alaska projects.
that congressionally directed spending is financially irresponsible and can lead to shady backroom deals.said earmarks are a key tool for members of Congress to direct money home for their constituents rather than let federal agencies steer the funds.
She said members of Congress have intimate knowledge of their districts, making them well-positioned to apportion federal dollars. “Other members say, ‘No, my voters are gonna look at that stuff as pork, and I’m gonna get primaried for pushing pork,’ ” Kosar said. “So they don’t support those sorts of things.”to deliver earmarked funding for Alaska projects this year because no requests were made in the House. Young died in March, just weeks before his earmark requests were due, and Alaska Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola was elected well after the deadline.
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