Sentence examples for earmarks in from inspiring English sources

"Also, we've heard there are earmarks in there.

John McCain is angry about earmarks in the budget.

Mr. McCain regularly receives cheers and applause when he declares, "I will not sign a bill with earmarks in it, any earmarks in it".

Both parties have denounced earmarks in recent elections, to no effect on deficit growth.

There was an explosion of earmarks in the last several years.

Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Hoyer each had 10 earmarks in the bill.

Mr. Feingold said he was troubled by the more than 8,500 earmarks in the bill.

In addition, we cut the amount of spending on earmarks in half.

Republicans received about 40percentt of the earmarks in the spending bills for 2008.

If elected to the Senate, he says, he will devise earmarks in consultation with business and economic groups.

See articleJohn McCain's attempt to reduce earmarks in an omnibus spending bill was defeated in the Senate.