“We have benefitted from them, as I’m sure the rest of the state has,” said Cedar Rapids, Iowa Mayor Ron Corbett.
Last year, a $500,000 earmark helped the town’s National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library recover from a 2008 flood. Another $500,000 earmark went to the Cedar Rapids Public Library.
Earmarks have been under fire from budget hawks for years. But they have had amazing survival power as lawmakers depended on them to meet needs in the community and bolster their standing with local interests.

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