In this particular case, it is a question for the Ohio residents, not the US in general. Note that "earmarks" were effectively banned from US spending bills in

In this particular case, it is a question for the Ohio residents, not the US in general. Note that "earmarks" were effectively banned from US spending bills in 2011, though it looks like they may be coming back this year. I make no opinion on the ban being a good or bad thing here, but it does look like it has some unintended side-effects. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/earmark-ban-didnt-really-help-congress-limit-spending/ar-BB1dJUYe https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/earmark-ban-didnt-re... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-earmarks-idUSKBN2B91XZ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-earmarks-idU...