February 2012
Did the Obama Administration ‘Buy’ Votes to Pass... →
talkstraight:
The White House may have used its power to “buy” votes from Democrats in Congress via “administrative earmarks,” according to a new report from The Heritage Foundation.
“An examination of ‘administrative earmarks’ around the time of congressional votes on key pieces of President Obama’s agenda suggests the White House used its power to fund local projects as a means to ‘buy’ votes...