Nationwide confidence in our lawmakers is at an all time low. And this news isn’t like to change that. More than 30 members of Congress have used over $ 300 million in earmarks and other spending to fund many public projects close to their own properties. That’s the finding of an extensive investigation published in today’s Washington Post. The Post also found 16 lawmakers who had sent tax dollars to places where members of their families work or serve on boards. David Fallis is one of the Washington Post reporters who wrote the story.
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