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As Congress returns to funding earmarks, who will benefit?

by John MoneKevin Freking
| May 26, 2021 12:03 AM

HUFFMAN, Texas (AP) — Don't tell Laura Fields that providing $1.7 million to her flood-prone neighborhood would be wasteful spending. Her home in a Houston-area subdivision was filled with 10 inches (25 centimeters) of water during Hurricane Harvey.

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