Congressional battle over spending could doom funding for pet projects

Congressional battle over spending could doom funding for pet projects

By Jamie Dupree, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Lost in all of the finger-pointing about which party would be to blame for a government shutdown is the bipartisan push in Congress to keep funding thousands of home state projects. Georgia lawmakers in Congress are of three distinct flavors when it comes to budget “earmarks” — targeted federal spending, often on pet projects. Some fully embrace them. Others lend their name to just a few requests…