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Lawmakers were set to bring over $15 billion back to their home states. Then Congress passed the GOP's government funding bill.

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More than $15 billion in earmarked funding had been secured for communities. "Those types of projects really, really, help a community," Rep. Ryan Zinke told BI.Tom Williams/CQ Roll CallLawmakers had secured more than $15 billion in "earmarks" for projects in their districts.But a recent government funding bill written by the GOP didn't include it.Now, it's vulnerable Republicans who stand the most to lose.On a Tuesday morning this past October,…

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NEW: Vulnerable House Republicans Voted to Cancel Funding For Local Police Departments, Infrastructure Projects, and More

Business Insider: Lawmakers were set to bring over $15 billion back to their home states. Then Congress passed the GOP’s government funding bill. Vulnerable House Republicans voted to advance a far-right spending package that would eliminate Community Project Funding for the very communities they were elected to represent. According to new reporting from Business Insider, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle had secured more than $15 billion …

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