earmark or earmarked money.
It helps politicians win support from their constituents.
Congressional members do this by working hard to have the federal government spend money and complete projects in their home states and districts. Whether the spending or projects are useful often takes a back seat to the fact that they benefit the constituents and thereby increase the Congress member's popularity (and chance of getting re-elected). Projects of doubtful value like this are called pork-barrel projects.
Politicians might use pork barrel spending to win support from their constituents.
Congressional members do this by working hard to have the federal government spend money and complete projects in their home states and districts. Whether the spending or projects are useful often takes a back seat to the fact that they benefit the constituents and thereby increase the Congress member's popularity (and chance of getting re-elected). Projects of doubtful value like this are called pork-barrel projects.
Politicians might use pork barrel spending to win support from their constituents.
Politicians might use pork barrel spending to win support from their constituents.
Politicians might use pork barrel spending to win support from their constituents.
It helps politicians win support from their constituents
It helps politicians win support from their constituents
It helps politicians win support from their constituents
Yes a president has the authority to delay congressional spending. The president has the power to veto legislation which may include legislation that sets appropriations for federal agencies or programs. A presidential veto of a spending bill can prevent congressional spending from taking effect. The president can also delay the spending through a line-item veto which allows the president to veto individual items within a spending bill. Additionally the president can refuse to spend money that Congress has already appropriated. This is known as a rescission and requires the president to notify Congress of his intention to delay the spending. The following steps are necessary for a president to delay congressional spending: The president must veto the spending bill. The president can veto individual items within a spending bill using a line-item veto. The president can refuse to spend money that Congress has already appropriated by issuing a rescission. The president must notify Congress of his intention to delay the spending.These steps provide the president with the authority to delay congressional spending.
The Omnibus Spending Bill passed on March 11 funds all functions of the US Government through September 2009. It is not part of the Stimulus Plan. It includes over 9000 "pork" projects that are intended primarily to gain votes for individual Congressmen. President Obama defends his administration's inclusion of these projects as "leftovers from the Bush administration" but the truth is this budget could not gain approval until both the Congress and White House were controlled by the Democrats.