Earmarks Include Big-Ticket Spending on Environment and Climate

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With the return of earmarks after a decade-long moratorium, Democrats and Republicans alike have dedicated significant discretionary spending to projects advertised as protecting the environment. The Epoch Times examined a Bipartisan Policy Center spreadsheet on earmarks, also referred to as Congressionally directed spending, from the March omnibus bill. The largest single environmental earmark is also the largest earmark in the entire package. It was requested by a Republican, Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) Mast obtained $350 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Everglades restoration through the Corps’ South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Program. This added to the $1.1 billion the program received following the passage of last year’s infrastructure bill. ...

Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/earmarks- ... 17213.html