Riders are
a. lawmakers who agree to cosponsor a bill for the prestige, despite not having contributed to the drafting of the measure.
b. items added to a bill in the markup.
c. provisions a lawmaker adds to a bill after pressure from lobbyists.
d. money set aside in a spending bill for projects in a representative’s home district.
e. legislative measures that lawmakers add to popular bills because they might not pass on their own.
ANS: E
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