If you read the headline above quickly you may not get the extraordinary irony of this story from yesterday's Roll Call: Someone who did not get the earmark he requested says that's a violation of the House ethics rules.
It's usually the other way around; it's sometimes considered an ethics issue when a representative or senator requests and gets an earmark for someone, especially if they have contributed to his or her campaign, provided other support, or has some other connection. In this case, however, House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Norm Dicks (D-WA) refused the request and the person who was turned down didn't like it.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Is NOT Providing An Earmark An Ethics Violation?
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