DC's dirty little secret: Earmarks

Posted by Rick Orlov on October 1, 2007 6:48 AM | | Comments (0) |

Congress' Golden State members are among the growing chorus calling for more transparency in the federal budget process - but some insist on keeping their own requests for pet projects shrouded in secrecy. Lisa Friedman in the Daily News.

Eight of Southern California's 15 lawmakers refused a Daily News request last week to supply their list of earmark requests and explain how they hope to spend federal tax dollars in the coming year.

"It shows at least some level of contempt for their constituents," said Steve Ellis, spokesman for the watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense.

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