Buy a vote. Sell a vote. Hey, they're on sale! McConnell-Reid Deal Includes $2 Billion Earmark for Kentucky Project

McConnell-Reid Deal Includes $2 Billion Earmark for Kentucky Project | WFPL:
"A proposal to end the government shutdown and avoid default orchestrated by Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Leader Harry Reid includes a $2 billion earmark for a Kentucky project.

Language in a draft of the McConnell-Reid deal (see page 13, section 123) provided to WFPL News shows a provision that increases funding for the massive Olmsted Dam Lock in Louisville from $775 million to nearly $2. 9 billion."