Earmarking has been going on since the time of George Washington. If Congress chooses to make particular decisions about particular projects rather than have bureaucrats make them, it is perfectly appropriate. |
Further, to put this matter into perspective, the fee involved (from Texas) represents half of one percent of our firm's annual revenue. |
We take our directives from OSFR and oftentimes are required to interact with Democratic Senate offices. We have done so in the past, and expect to do so throughout the life of the existing contract. |