A conservative group is accusing Senate Minority Leader #MitchMcConnell (R-Ky.) of including an #earmark for a water project in the deal to end the government #shutdown and raise the debt ceiling. Section 123 of the bill calls for increasing the authorized funding for the Olmsted Locks and Dam project to $2.9 billion. #ThrowTheBumsOut &neo 2013-10-17 01:28:18 |