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Nature 447, 628 (7 June 2007) | doi:10.1038/447628a; Published online 6 June 2007
Party of One Over a pork barrel
David Goldston1
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Abstract
The US Congress is well-known for tucking special provisions for favoured projects into budget bills. David Goldston explains why 'earmarks' for research and development have risen so dramatically in recent years.
Summer is appropriations season in Washington DC. Congress is beginning to write the spending bills for fiscal year 2008, with the hope of having the House of Representatives and the Senate each vote on their versions before the August recess.
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