https://www.wrkf.org/tags/pork pork en-US Copyright Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:33:00 GMT https://www.wrkf.org/politics/2013-02-08/even-without-earmarks-tax-breaks-and-special-deals-fill-bills Congress likes to say it doesn't do earmarks anymore. And while that may be true, it's also a fact that targeted provisions are still useful in moving legislation — even critical legislation like the bill that pulled Washington back from the fiscal cliff last month. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:33:00 GMT https://www.wrkf.org/politics/2013-02-08/even-without-earmarks-tax-breaks-and-special-deals-fill-bills Peter Overby