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GOP: Earmark Rules Too Lax

By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff
Sept. 25, 2007, Midnight

Republicans are decrying what they say are changes to newly enacted Senate earmark rules eliminating a ban on new earmarks being inserted into authorizing bills during conference. And they complain that key disclosure requirements that mandate Members publicly disclose who their earmarks will benefit and what the purpose of the spending is have been seriously weakened.

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