OMB, see "Fact Sheet: A Balanced Budget by 2012 &
EarmarkThis breakdown in the appropriations process coincides neatly with the
earmark moratorium.
After they were exposed spending billions of taxpayer dollars for
earmarked projects like museums, artificial lungs, and VIP air transports for senior generals, bureaucrats, and lawmakers, Congress supposedly reformed the practice of earmarking--first in 2007 by the Democrats in the majority, and again in 2011 by the Republicans in the majority, who claimed to have banned them altogether.
In case of Rajdhani, Duronto and fully Air Conditioned/Express trains, the number of berths to be
earmarked under this quota in 3AC is 4 lower berths per coach as against 3 lower berths per coach in normal Mail/Express trains.
When the Congress enacted the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, it added Rule XLIV to the Senate's standing rules, which defined an
earmark, required disclosures and created a point of order against legislation that did not satisfy the rules requirements.
The federal budget has been an ongoing soap opera ever since, and even Boehner admitted that the
earmark ban made his life harder.
In 2008, President Bush issued Executive Order 13,457, which required that agencies "not consider the views of a House, committee, Member, officer, or staff of the Congress" about any
earmark unless it were submitted in writing and that all such submissions, subject to potential waiver from OMB, be posted on agency websites.
Yet, sadly, these days, "
earmark" is perceived as an ugly word, not just because of its current--and unfair--political connotations.
The brief also contests the lower court's conclusion that the case is moot because the money has already been paid, explaining that an
earmark like this could be repeated.
McConnell has enjoyed being able to serve as the
earmark czar for his home state.
For Halka- D I Khan Motorway, he said, Rs 13,000 million have been allocated whereas Rs 1500 million have been
earmarked for land acquisition, affected properties and relocation of utilities for construction of approach roads of the project.
A total Rs 2,308 million was allocated for Energy Department out of which Rs 608 million was
earmarked for ongoing and Rs 699 million was allocated for new schemes.
