Earmark Tally for Highway Bill Is $14.8 Billion

“More than 73 percent of House members have requested earmarks in the federal highway bill,” Roll Call reports.

“In all, 318 members of Congress submitted 2,380 projects for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to consider in its upcoming surface transportation bill… Of those requests, 1,775 came from Democratic members and 605 came from Republican members.”

“The total cost of the earmark requests released Tuesday by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is $14.8 billion.”