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$220 million in earmarks from the 'Squad' revealed in spending bills, watchdog finds

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Earmarks have been called the currency of corruption in Congress. Since 2023, congressional funding packages have contained $220 million in earmarks from the "Squad," a group of eight young progressive members of the House. "It's the Mary Poppins method of governing that a spoonful of sugar will help the medicine go down," said Open the Books CEO Adam Andrzejewski.

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$220 million in earmarks from the 'Squad' revealed in spending bills, watchdog finds

Researchers at the watchdog group Open the Books found that since 2023, congressional funding packages have contained $220 million in earmarks from the "Squad."

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