Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Michelle Bachmann

Bachmann: It’s Not an Earmark If It’s for Highways and Bridges

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 18, 2010 | No Comments

The first phase of the lame duck ends today. Has Congress done the heavy lifting of finding consensus on extending tax cuts, or unemployment benefits, or Medicare physician payments, or the surface transportation authorization, or the federal budget? No. But they named a few post offices. And they re-elected their same leaders to keep on […]

Congress Reluctant to Shine Light on Transportation Earmarks

By Elana Schor | May 18, 2009 | 10 Comments

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is about to unveil a massive bill that will re-authorize federal transportation programs for the next six years. The bill will also include funding for a large number of "earmarks," the congressional pet projects that can include everything from bike trails to Bridges to Nowhere. Earmarks grew largely in […]