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Rep. Budd Proposes Eliminating Over 1,400 Earmarks
June 29, 2021
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:

Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has submitted an amendment to the 'INVEST in America Act' that cuts all pork barrel earmarks out of the bill. This would eliminate 1,474 earmarks, saving taxpayers $5.66 billion.

Rep. Budd said in a statement:

"Taxpayers across the country are getting their first look at what Washington is like in the new earmark era. It's not . . .

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