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Nancy Pelosi introduces bill as earmark workaround

By Ashe Schow
Published July 24, 2013 4:00am ET
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Nancy Pelosi introduces bill as earmark workaround
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has introduced the Panama Canal and Pan-Pacific Exhibition Centennial Celebration Act, which is a way to bring home funding to her district. (AP File) | Gregory Bull

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has introduced a bill that serves as a workaround to the House earmark ban. Commemorative coin bills function like earmarks because they funnel money back to organizations in a congressman’s district.

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