Lawmakers federal grants and contracts for their states.
question 5 options:
campaign against
often compete to get
usually try to cut
have direct control over

often compete to get

Explanation:

Lawmakers, i.e. Congressmen, are trying to increase money coming into the states that they represent. By winning the grants or contracts, the residents of the state look favorably towards the lawmaker, which helps get them re-elected.

Lawmakers often compete to get federal grants and contracts for their states.