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Congress seeks $46 billion in earmarks amid watchdog concerns
Original: Congress seeks $46 billion in earmarks as watchdog raises concerns over projects
Members of Congress are requesting roughly $46 billion in earmarks, directing federal spending to home-district projects, while a watchdog has raised concerns about how some of the projects were selected or vetted. The spending requests, spread across local infrastructure and community initiatives, are drawing scrutiny over transparency and oversight as lawmakers push the appropriations through.
Why now: The large scale of the earmark requests and the watchdog's fraud and oversight warnings make the spending debate timely.
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