FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, file photo, the Thomson Correctional Center, is seen in Thomson, Ill. The state wants to sell Thomson to the federal government but before the federal Bureau of Prisons can buy the state’s vacant penitentiary, it needs permission from Congress to shuffle some money around within its budget. Rep. Frank Wolf, a Virginia Republican who chairs a key subcommittee, refuses to sign off on the changes, saying they amount to an improper earmark. Illinois politicians of both parties are steamed by Wolf’s opposition to a project that could create 1,100 jobs in northwestern Illinois. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)