And this is exactly why there should be a change to how bills are handled that would NOT allow any riders (they now call them earmarks) to any bill at all... each and every piece of proposed legislation should stand on its own merits... of course Congress would have to do a little more work but then again that is what they are paid to do... Want that bridge to the middle of nowhere for your constituency... better convince some others to vote for it then as opposed to burying it in an important bill.

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