More than $15 billion in earmarked funding had been secured for communities. "Those types of projects really, really, help a community," Rep. Ryan Zinke told BI.
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- Lawmakers had secured more than $15 billion in "earmarks" for projects in their districts.
- But a recent government funding bill written by the GOP didn't include it.
- Now, it's vulnerable Republicans who stand the most to lose.
On a Tuesday morning this past October, Republican Rep.