Richard Shelby says earmarks could return -- under right conditions Tribune Media Services “Earmarks have become a pejorative term. But directed appropriations, where they’re meritorious, I think that’s a right Congress has had under the Constitution and shouldn’t give up,” Shelby said. “But we’ll see what happens.”         Read More

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