They bring in money and jobs
They bring in money and jobs
Money and Jobs.
Besides providing services for their constituents, members of Congress also try to bring federal government projects and money to their districts and states. Lawmakers do this in three ways: (l) through pork-barrel legislation; (2) through winning federal grants and contracts; and (3) through keeping federal projects.
The government
Lawmakers bring federal projects or money to their states or districts by lobbying and winning federal grants.
Lawmakers bring federal projects or money to their states or districts by lobbying and winning federal grants.
Federal grants and contracts
Pork barrow is the funneling of government funding to certain states or districts, mainly to bring money into a representative's district. This spending is meant to benefit the people or businesses of a particular congressional district in exchange for campaign funding or votes..
J. Michael Slocum has written: 'Managing federal contracts' -- subject(s): Public contracts 'Federal contracting' -- subject(s): Government purchasing, Letting of contracts, Law and legislation, Public contracts 'Managing federal research grants and contracts' -- subject(s): Government Research and development contracts, Public contracts, Research and development contracts, Government
pork barrel
The district of Columbia
Generally speaking, it is the Executive Branch.