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Lawmakers' names appear next to the requested project. the letters of request identify where and why money will be spent and also the group points that now there's eliminated earmarks named after sitting member of the house. that has had some affect, clearly, not a massive affect. we're still talking billions an billions of your taxpayer dollars out there. plenty of examples of ridiculous pet projects, $.6 million for potato research. $693,000 for beef improvement research. $4.8 million for wood utilization research. several republican lawmakers spoke after the release of the pig book and call...
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