EARMARKS, MEMBER ITEMS; IT'S STILL MONEY; WASHINGTON AND ALBANY DIFFER IN HANDING OUT CASH.(News)

From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: September 3, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: Peter Lyman Washington bureau

In Albany, they're called "member items." In Washington, they're called "earmarks."

In both places, critics refer to them disparagingly as "pork." And in both places, the practice of individual members directing money toward specific local projects is a time-honored component of the legislative culture.

The purpose is the same, but the process is a study in contrasts between the state Legislature and Congress....

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