“And What Do Taxpayers Get in Return for This $10,000,000 Investment?”
Among the 40,000 earmark requests submitted by members of Congress is a $10,000,000 earmark for a medical facility in Ashdod, Israel.
This prompts a commenter to ask, “And what do U.S. taxpayers get in return for this $10,000,000 investment?”
The request is by Rep. Gary Ackerman (D) of New York’s fifth district. A 501(c)(3) group called [...]