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This resolution expresses strong opposition to congressional earmarks, which are specific funding allocations directed by lawmakers for local projects. The resolution highlights that earmarks returned in fiscal year 2022 after a 12-year absence and argues that they represent wasteful spending and potential corruption. It points to the significant national debt (over $38 trillion) and projected debt increases, emphasizing that earmarks circumvent Senate rules and divert taxpayer money from more critical government needs. The resolution cites previous Republican efforts to ban earmarks, including a 2-year moratorium in 2010 and votes for a permanent ban in 2019 and 2021. Drawing on quotes from former senators like Tom Coburn, who called earmarks a "gateway drug to overspending," the resolution resolves to: (1) condemn all forms of congressionally directed spending, (2) reaffirm and permanently restore the ban on earmarks, and (3) affirm the need to reduce government spending to help address the current inflation crisis affecting American families.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/517/all-info