Earmarks Still In High Demand Despite GOP Ban On Pork

Earmarks Still In High Demand Despite GOP Ban On Pork

House Republicans are spurning earmarks. Their Republican counterparts in the Senate, including a yet-to-be-sworn-in Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, also are swearing off pet projects.

But the voluntary bans may do little to discourage those seeking federal dollars. Among them: Bill Johnson, the Port of Miami director, who has been lobbying federal officials for $75 million to dredge the port to 50 feet to accommodate large vessels.

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