Anti-Earmark Legislation Fails in Senate

Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC

Attached to the Food Safety bill was an attempt by Senator Tom Coburn to ban earmarks. It failed on a vote of 39 to 56, and both of Alaska’s
Senators voted against it.  Even though it failed, it was a stronger anti-earmark showing than the Senate has had in the past.

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