Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) wants to ban all earmarks -- except for the ones that she supports.
In a Tuesday interview with the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Minnesota Republican explained that she wanted to "redefine" earmarks so that transportation projects are not included in a proposed ban.
"Advocating for transportation projects for ones district in my mind does not equate to an earmark," she told the Star Tribune.
"I don’t believe that building roads and bridges and interchanges should be considered an earmark," Bachmann said. "There’s a big difference between funding a tea pot museum and a bridge over a vital waterway."
Under Bachmann's rules, projects like the Gravina Island "bridge to nowhere" in Alaska would be allowed............................
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