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Brown was head of the Democratic National Committee when President Clinton named him Secretary of Commerce in 1993. 0.500

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Simplified: Brown was head of the Democratic National Committee when President Clinton named him Secretary of Commerce in 1993

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8 months ago
Corporate welfare draws talented people into wasteful subsidy activities, and away from more productive market-based pursuits. 0.500

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Simplified: Corporate welfare draws talented people into wasteful subsidy activities and away from more productive market-based pursuits

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8 months ago
Many of those projects turned out to be duds, and the company might not have pursued them if it had not received federal aid. 0.500

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Simplified: Many of those projects turned out to be duds and the company might not have pursued them if it had not received federal aid

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8 months ago
After 2005, various earmark scandals erupted and Congress switched to Democratic control, which slowed the pace of earmarking for a while. 0.500

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Simplified: After 2005 various earmark scandals erupted and Congress switched to Democratic control which slowed the pace of earmarking for a while

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8 months ago
Earmarking is on the rise again. 0.500

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Simplified: Earmarking is on the rise again

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8 months ago
Former Rep. Joe Scarborough of Florida has described the logrolling that led to the passage of the bloated 2002 farm bill. 0.500

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Simplified: Former Rep Joe Scarborough of Florida described logrolling that led to passage of bloated 2002 farm bill

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8 months ago
Dairy subsidies had the support of members from Maine, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. 0.500

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Simplified: Dairy subsidies had support of members from Maine Pennsylvania and Vermont

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8 months ago
Members with safe seats often raise excess campaign money from special interest groups, which they then offer to other members in return for their support on bills. 0.500

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Simplified: Members with safe seats often raise excess campaign money from special interest groups offer it to other members for support on bills

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8 months ago
If subsidies prop up companies that are failing, it makes no sense because such companies probably have products that consumers don't want. 0.500

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Simplified: If subsidies prop up failing companies it makes no sense because such companies probably have products consumers do not want

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8 months ago
This agency helps finance the foreign purchase of U.S. goods, and it has been involved in numerous scandals. 0.500

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Simplified: Export-Import Bank helps finance foreign purchase of U S goods has been involved in numerous scandals

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8 months ago
The result is that the two projects get approved, even though each imposes net costs on society and benefits only a minority of voters. 0.500

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Simplified: The two projects get approved even though each imposes net costs on society and benefits only a minority of voters

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8 months ago
It is possible for the president and congressional leaders to counter these pro-spending biases by the use party discipline. 0.500

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Simplified: President and congressional leaders can counter pro-spending biases by using party discipline

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8 months ago
Also, committee chairpersons often buy votes in support of fiscally irresponsible bills by including funds for projects in the districts of committee members. 0.500

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Simplified: Committee chairpersons often buy votes by including funds for projects in districts of committee members

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8 months ago
Some of the recipients include the Brewers Association, the Pet Food Institute, Sunkist Growers, Welch's Food, and the Wine Institute. 0.500

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Simplified: Recipients include Brewers Association Pet Food Institute Sunkist Growers Welch's Food and Wine Institute

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8 months ago
This program, which costs more than $100 million annually, gives grants to companies for technology research. 0.500

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Simplified: Advanced Technology Program gives grants to companies for technology research costing more than $100 million annually

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8 months ago
That is, they logroll. 0.500

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Simplified: They logroll

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8 months ago
The logrolling continued for cotton, wheat, wool, mohair, and other products. 0.500

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Simplified: Logrolling continued for cotton wheat wool mohair and other products

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8 months ago
They can ensure that members stand together in support of budget restraint, which occurred for a few years in the mid-1990s. 0.500

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Simplified: They can ensure members stand together in support of budget restraint which occurred in mid-1990s

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8 months ago
The longer the time members spend on Capitol Hill, the more they lose sight of the fact that every dollar they spend is a dollar confiscating from hard-working taxpayers who have a right to their earn... 0.500

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Simplified: Longer members spend on Capitol Hill more they lose sight of fact that every dollar they spend is confiscating from taxpayers

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8 months ago
Corporate welfare can be direct cash payments to businesses, such as aid to farmers, or it can be indirect business support, such as when the government performs research for particular industries. 0.500

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Simplified: Corporate welfare can be direct cash payments to businesses or indirect business support

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8 months ago