The ploy had been hatched behind closed doors by Democratic leaders of both houses. A pork-laden appropriations bill filled with $1 billion in earmarks would be combined with veto-proof spending for veterans. Instead, the two measures were decoupled in a party-line Senate vote last Tuesday. -
Busting a Budget Ploy
The ploy had been hatched behind closed doors by Democratic leaders of both houses. A pork-laden appropriations bill filled with $1 billion in earmarks would be combined with veto-proof spending for veterans. Instead, the two measures were decoupled in a party-line Senate vote last Tuesday.-
By Robert D. Novak