Sentence examples for earmarking is not from inspiring English sources
The criticism that she and her colleagues level at earmarking is not new: that some of the projects are silly and the process is rife with waste and abuse, partly because lawmakers do not typically have to justify their requests in grant proposals, hearings and the like.
Rebelo said last week a contingency plan was "not necessary" but the Guardian understands that Brasília has been told by the government to remain on standby as a "plan B" if any of the venues earmarked is not ready in time.
(And for what it's worth, eliminating earmarks is not a serious spending cut.) Wallace is pretty skeptical that they can cut $100 billion in cuts.
From what I've read, cutting earmarks is not going to affect total spending anyway because they allocate funds that have already been budgeted.
It's easy to say what an earmark isn't, rather than what an earmark is".
One thing earmarks are not is a sustainable investment strategy.
White House officials say such earmarks are not legally binding on the president.
Mr. Obey, the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, disagreed sharply with the department's contention that the earmarks were "not subject to merit-based review".
Gen. Lori Robinson, legislative liaison for the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, said she had heard that earmarks were not dead, according to a Pentagon newsletter called Inside the Air Force.
Earmarks are not inherently bad and they usually don't cost taxpayers additional money.
