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A return to earmarks could grease the wheels in Congress

  • Written by Diana Evans, Professor of political science, Trinity College
Members of Congress debated a government spending bill into the early morning on March 20. AP/J. Scott Applewhite

Congress passed a US$1.3 trillion spending bill last Thursday, March 22 – only narrowly averting a third government shutdown this year. President Trump signed the bill into law on Friday.

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