WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- House Republicans serving their first term in office are having a hard time sending bacon back to their districts without the use of earmarks, analysts said.
The ban on earmarks sought by Republican freshmen when they swept into office two years ago has made it hard to get larger legislation, such as the highway bill, through Congress, and lawmakers have struggled to find ways to fund local projects back home that make constituents happy, Politico reported Wednesday.