Lucrative Legislation
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There's a once rarely used legislative privilege now thriving in Congress.
In a culture where scrutiny of earmarks and other constant goodies is on the rise, post office naming is now the most common form of legislation.
According to the Congressional Research Service and analysis by The Hill newspaper, of 267 naming bills passed since the beginning of the 102nd Congress, 133 were sponsored by Democrats and 134 were sponsored by Republicans.
What's more, 89 such bills passed by the 108th Congress represented one in six public laws, and all but 10 of them originated in the House.
There's a once rarely used legislative privilege now thriving in Congress.
In a culture where scrutiny of earmarks and other constant goodies is on the rise, post office naming is now the most common form of legislation.
According to the Congressional Research Service and analysis by The Hill newspaper, of 267 naming bills passed since the beginning of the 102nd Congress, 133 were sponsored by Democrats and 134 were sponsored by Republicans.
What's more, 89 such bills passed by the 108th Congress represented one in six public laws, and all but 10 of them originated in the House.
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