Sen. Harry Reid Says Earmarks Will Return, Despite Obama’s State of the Union Vow
Politics • January 2011 • Views: 389
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told ABC News that earmarks will return to Capitol Hill despite President Obama’s vow in last night’s State of the Union to veto any spending bill that includes them.
In an interview with ABC’s Jonathan Karl, Reid launched a vigorous defense of pork, the pet projects that members of Congress insert into bills to benefit their home states.