Sen. Jim Inhofe’s wish list tops $600M

 
BY CHRIS CASTEEL
Published: May 3, 2010

WASHINGTON — Amid efforts in Congress to scale back on earmarks, Sen. Jim Inhofe is requesting more than $615 million in special projects, with about two-thirds of that for defense contractors and military bases.

Inhofe’s requests run the gamut from $100 million for missile defense research to $150,000 for the sheriff’s office in Rogers County . The senator’s lengthy list — about 135 ...


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