#earmarks (finance)

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As Congress Weighs a Spending Bill, Earmarks Are a Casualty

A museum in Connecticut was planning to build out its planetarium and observatory. Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee and Texas were set to expand their mentorship programs. A college in Georgia wanted to turn part of its library into a business incubator, and at least two dozen airports across the United States were on track to renovate their terminals and runways. Those projects and scores of…

As Congress Weighs a Spending Bill, Earmarks Are a Casualty

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE from U.S. in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/us/politics/senate-republicans-shun-earmarks-embracing-spending-restraint-anew.html?partner=IFTTT With a Democratic president in the White House, Senate Republicans have a newfound zeal for austerity, foreshadowing spending fights to come. Senate Republicans Shun Earmarks, Embracing Spending Restraint Anew New York Times

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE from U.S. in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/us/senate-republicans-earmarks.html?partner=IFTTT Republicans in the House, and Democrats in both chambers, are removing similar bans on lawmakers setting aside federal funding for individual projects in their communities. Senate Republicans agree to keep a symbolic ban on earmarks, but may use them anyway. New York Times

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With Gridlock Comes Piecemeal Tax Legislation

With Gridlock Comes Piecemeal Tax Legislation

Renewing the tax package temporarily creates more opportunities for industry groups to lobby Congress, and for legislators to shake down the beneficiaries of the tax breaks for contributions, Victor Fleisher writes in the Standard Deduction column.

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