US Politics Daily@uspoliticsdailyMaryland lawmakers have secured $969 million in earmarks over the past five years, since Congress lifted its ban on them. Earmarks are money legislators seek for projects in their home areas.
The largest share came in the most recent year, at $328 million. In inflation-adjusted terms, Maryland secured $709 million from 2022 to 2024, compared with $3.6 billion from 2008 to 2010.
No earmark money went out for fiscal 2025, because Congress passed a stopgap that kept spending near the prior year's levels.
