Texas GOP Lawmakers Derided Spending Bill, But Added To Its Size
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Texas GOP Lawmakers Derided Spending Bill, But Added To Its Size
The Republican members of the state’s congressional delegation are critical of the spending bill, but some of them contributed to the size of the $410 billion measure.
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WASHINGTON (March 1 2009)--Republican congressmen derided the massive $410 billion spending bill the House of Representatives approved last week, but some including Houston-area Congressman Ron Paul contributed to its size.

Paul, of Lake Jackson, managed to insert 22 earmarks worth $96.1 million into the bill, leading the Houston delegation, according to an analysis of more than 8,500 congressionally mandated projects in the bill by the Houston Chronicle.

The so-call "omnibus" bill, which passed the House on a 245-178 vote, with only 16 Republicans in support, was chock-full of congressmen's pet projects for their districts.

Second to Paul in the Houston delegation was Republican Congressman John Culberson, who tallied $63.6 million in earmarks.

Democrats were not far behind, with Congressmen Al Green added $50.1 million and Sheila Jackson Lee added $37.6 million.

Only one Houston-area congressman, Republican Michael McCaul, of Austin, was earmark-free in the House bill.

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