AT LEAST THEY LEFT THE CHINA ALONE: Three retiring Republican Senators were able to take home more than $1.5 billion in earmarks for multiple projects in their home states, thanks to the 2022 Omnibus Spending Bill, according to Open the Books.

The departing trio was joined by three other Republican Senate incumbents and one Republican representative in dominating the top 10 of earmarkers. But not to worry, because overall Democrats in Congress got more money in earmarks than Republicans???