Among the 83 House Republicans who voted to halt a nearly $460 billion spending package designed to fund the government and stop an imminent shutdown, 40 of them secured millions of dollars to bankroll pet projects in their states, according to Business Insider.
The spending bill passed the House on Wednesday.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) nicknamed it "Swamp Ominibusm," called it a "monstrosity" and claimed it earmarked money for the Green New Deal.
But Business Insider reported that, despite her criticizing the spending package, it included more than $20 million that she personally sought out for various interests in her district.
The earmarks Boebert asked for, according to the news outlet, include a $5 million Wolf Creek water reservoir revamp, $2.2 million for water infrastructure in Craig, Colorado and millions of dollars to improve highways.
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When approached by Business Insider, Boebert did not comment.
Another member of Congress who tried to block the bill despite having his own projects included in it was Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN). "Everything that we've asked for, I could defend," he told Insider. "I don't think you can defend some of that stuff that's in there. It's just too much."
Like Boebert, Burchett tried to sink the bill which included $12 million he'd asked for that would benefit his own district. The earmarks included $2.3 million for the University of Tennessee Medical Center, $2 million for an affordable housing project in Knoxville, and $2 million for a healthcare engineering center.
Insider reported: "Plenty of Republicans are willing — in the words of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — to "vote no and take the dough."
The story also noted that Democrats Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) and Mark Takano (D-CA) each tried to shoot down the bill over its gun policies, which they said included rollbacks of the background check system.
