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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.

Roll Call · Feb 28, 2023

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.

Tribune News Service · Feb 27, 2023

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.

Roll Call · Feb 27, 2023

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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.

Roll Call · Jan 5, 2023

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.

Roll Call · Dec 23, 2022

Once again, Shelby stands alone when it comes to earmarks

WASHINGTON — Call him the billion-dollar man.

Tribune News Service · Dec 22, 2022

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.

Roll Call · Dec 22, 2022

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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.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

House GOP votes down proposal to ban earmarks

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

Tribune News Service · Nov 30, 2022

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.

Roll Call · Nov 30, 2022

Negotiations at standstill on omnibus spending package - Roll Call

If negotiators can't get a deal, the result could be another stopgap spending bill or potentially a partial government shutdown.

Roll Call · Nov 23, 2022

Grover Norquist pushes House GOP to reinstate earmark ban

WASHINGTON — The intraparty debate among House Republicans on a proposed earmark ban is heating up, with an influential GOP activist figure weighing in against maintaining the practice in the 118th Congress.

Tribune News Service · Nov 18, 2022

Grover Norquist pushes House GOP to reinstate earmark ban - Roll Call

The intraparty debate among House Republicans on a proposed earmark ban is heating up as an influential activist weighs in.

Roll Call · Nov 18, 2022

Mississippi rebuilds health earmark empire in post-Cochran era - Roll Call

The state joined states such as New York, California and Missouri in nabbing more than $50 million in health-related earmarks in fiscal 2022.

Roll Call · Oct 26, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Oct 14, 2022

Uncertainty swirls around earmarks for departed lawmakers

WASHINGTON — When former Rep. Antonio Delgado resigned his seat in May, he was lucky in one respect: The central New York Democrat had been tapped to become his home state’s lieutenant governor.

Roll Call · Oct 12, 2022

Uncertainty swirls around earmarks for departed lawmakers - Roll Call

Ex-Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-N.Y., lost his earmarks after being tapped to become lieutenant governor. His successor is trying to change that.

Tribune News Service · Aug 26, 2022

Earmarks’ future unclear as Republicans split ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON — Potential changes in control of one or both chambers in the midterm elections could put the practice of earmarking federal funds for local projects on the chopping block in the next Congress.

Roll Call · Aug 25, 2022

Lawmakers may argue about climate change, but they want seawalls

As ocean levels rise, members of Congress are turning to simple tools to protect their districts: seawalls.

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Roll Call · Aug 25, 2022

Earmarks’ future unclear as Republicans split ahead of midterms - Roll Call

Potential changes in control of one or both chambers could put earmarks for local projects on the chopping block.

Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022

Earmarks in Senate bills favor small states, retiring senators

WASHINGTON — Appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year unveiled in the Senate last week contain more than 3,100 earmarks totaling almost $7.8 billion, with Sen. Richard C. Shelby once again the uncontested champion of what senators have rebranded “congressionally directed spending.”

Roll Call · Aug 3, 2022

Earmarks in Senate bills favor small states, retiring senators - Roll Call

Senate appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year contain more than 3,100 earmarks totaling almost $7.8 billion.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 25, 2022

Sen. Padilla got $250 million in local projects for California. Job well done or pushing pork?

WASHINGTON — Sen. Alex Padilla boasts he’s secured about $250 million for 134 projects, ranging from bike and pedestrian path improvements to flood control.

Roll Call · Jun 28, 2022

House spending bills spread around $8 billion worth of earmarks - Roll Call

The House fiscal 2023 spending bills have 4,386 earmarks, for a total of $8.2 billion, a CQ Roll Call analysis found.

Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022

Conservative faction’s earmark requests illustrate GOP divide

WASHINGTON — The Republican Study Committee, the traditional bastion of conservative thought within the House Republican Conference, has taken an official position on the practice of earmarking funds in spending bills for lawmakers’ districts: It’s opposed.

Roll Call · Jun 22, 2022

Conservative faction’s earmark requests illustrate GOP divide - Roll Call

The Republican Study Committee has taken an official position against earmarks, although more than half of their membership requested them.

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