Bush May Target Earmarks

By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff
January 11, 2008, 6:38 p.m.

The White House may link a possible executive order eliminating thousands of earmarks with a call for reprogramming the funding, perhaps through a direct rebate to taxpayers or by putting the savings into children’s health care or bridge repair programs, according to House and Senate Republicans close to the issue.



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