Cost of Earmarks Total $6.8 Billion, Up 33% From Last Year
Posted By Ali Meyer On July 19, 2017 @ 10:59 am In Issues | No Comments
The cost of earmarks totaled $6.8 billion in fiscal year 2017, up 33.3 percent from the previous year, according to Citizens Against Government Waste's 2017 Congressional Pig Book.
The cost of earmarks hit a record high of $29 billion in fiscal year 2006, and lawmakers have increased the use of earmarks each year. Since fiscal year 2012, the cost of earmarks increased by 106.1 percent.
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