Earmarks -One Man Pork or Quality Projects for New Mexico Voters

Earmarks, I have often heard it called one man’s pork or another man’s basic needs. Earmarks are one way to get special projects funded that otherwise might get loss in a sea of request for funding. Each state has two senators who request funding for their state. The ones we hear about most often are the bridges to nowhere or the tea pot museums. The things like support for our troubled children and the science education of our youth don’t get a lot of press from the major media. The media likes to report the amount but dose very little to highlight the quality programs that support our local communities when it comes to encouraging the federal government to pass some of these earmarks.

Senator Jeff Bingaman’ Earmarks

http://bingaman.senate.gov/policy/fy2010requests.cfm

Senator Udall’s Earmarks

http://tomudall.senate.gov/appropriations_request.cfm

In a time when budgets are tight I get the feeling that our senators deserve a little support from the voters that elected them to office. I hope that the voting public will take a close look at these lists and let the senators hear about their support for some of these projects.