May 5, 2006
Earmarks May Skew Analysis of Spending
Congressional earmarking of federal research programs has become so extensive that it can be difficult to tell whether spending by federal agencies for merit-reviewed scientific grants is rising or falling, according to President Bush's science adviser.
John H. Marburger III said at a science-policy meeting in Washington in April that a clear methodology is needed to track how large a bite earmarks take.
Earmarks are the noncompetitive grants that members of Congress direct to
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