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WASHINGTON — House Republicans struck three Democratic projects that would provide services to the LGBTQ community during Tuesday’s fiscal 2024 Transportation-HUD Appropriations markup, enraging Democrats on the committee.

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House Republicans are seeking to cut three Democratic projects that would provide services to the LGBTQ community during Tuesday’s fiscal 2024 Transportation-HUD Appropriations markup, enraging Democrats on the committee.

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LGBTQ-related earmarks stripped out by GOP during House markup - Roll Call

House Republicans struck three Democratic projects that would provide services to the LGBTQ community from a spending bill Tuesday.

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House, Senate majorities putting their stamps on earmarks

WASHINGTON — The fiscal 2024 appropriations process has just begun, but some patterns in the distribution of earmarks by the majorities in their respective chambers are starting to emerge.

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House, Senate majorities putting their stamps on earmarks - Roll Call

Despite a push to hold down overall spending, earmarks in four House bills have grown from less than $1.6 billion to more than $1.9 billion.

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Battle over parties' share of earmarks erupts in House panel - Roll Call

A partisan rift over the distribution of earmarks in next year's appropriations bills spilled out into the open Wednesday.

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Earmarks increase in popularity, slightly, among GOP senators - Roll Call

New Senate Republican earmark requesters are angling to fill the shoes left by the retirements of four longtime senators.

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House GOP tops list of earmark seekers under new regime - Roll Call

Earmarking federal funds for their home districts continues to grow in popularity among House Republicans.

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Republicans flock to earmarking as new rules take effect

WASHINGTON — Interest in bringing home federal funding earmarks in appropriations bills is growing among House Republicans under new restrictions the GOP majority instituted for the next fiscal year.

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Republicans flock to earmarking as new rules take effect - Roll Call

Some high-profile Republicans who did not request earmarks while Democrats ruled the House are seeking them now.

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Ridiculous Spending on Museums May Be Here To Stay

Handouts for tourist-trap museums will be part of the federal funding battleground in the next two years.

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Preparing for budget release - Roll Call

As they await President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget request, lawmakers are mulling the prospects for a budget resolution and issuing new guidance for earmarks in appropriations bills. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak discuss the latest timing for a budget release and how lawmakers are mapping…

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Earmark ban another wrinkle for labor, health, education bill

WASHINGTON — House Republicans’ new restrictions on earmarks in the Labor-HHS-Education spending bill could further imperil passage of an already difficult bill.

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Earmark ban another wrinkle for labor, health, education bill - Roll Call

House Republicans’ new restrictions on earmarks in the Labor-HHS-Education spending bill could imperil passage of an already difficult bill.

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House GOP appropriators unveil tighter earmark rules - Roll Call

House Republican appropriators have banned earmarks from the Labor-HHS-Education, Financial Services and Defense bills under new rules.

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House GOP appropriators set to unveil new earmark restrictions - Roll Call

Leaders of two Appropriations subcommittees said they will not allow earmarks in their fiscal 2024 spending bills.

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House GOP mulls putting ‘woke’ earmarks on chopping block

WASHINGTON — House GOP appropriators are gearing up to potentially bar local projects entirely from the largest domestic spending bill for fiscal 2024, along with others deemed “woke” by critics of earmarks funded in the December omnibus package.

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House GOP mulls putting 'woke' earmarks on chopping block - Roll Call

House GOP appropriators are gearing up to potentially bar local projects entirely from the largest domestic spending bill for fiscal 2024.

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McCarthy, holdouts discussing possible deal for speaker's gavel - Roll Call

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy provided a written offer Thursday to his GOP opponents on rules changes and other demands.

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GOP omnibus opponents bring home billions of earmarked dollars

Lawmakers who voted against the omnibus spending package secured $3 billion worth of earmarks, a CQ Roll Call tally found.

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Once again, Shelby stands alone when it comes to earmarks

WASHINGTON — Call him the billion-dollar man.

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Once again, Shelby stands alone when it comes to earmarks - Roll Call

Alabama Sen. Richard C. Shelby goes out on top, while Sen. James M. Inhofe and Rep. Randy Weber come on strong.

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Commentary: House Republicans must change course on wasteful spending

This holiday season, working families across America are struggling through the worst bout of inflation in decades. A typical household has lost more than $7,000 in purchasing power since January 2021 due to prices rising faster than incomes.

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House GOP votes down proposal to ban earmarks

WASHINGTON — Earmarks are here to stay — at least for one more Congress.

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House GOP votes down earmark ban proposal - Roll Call

House Republicans voted Wednesday against a proposed earmark ban as GOP leader Kevin McCarthy seeks support for his speaker bid.

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