House Might Reinstate Earmarks

January 26, 2020

House appropriators are weighing a return to earmarks, which have been banned for 10 years.
“There is considerable interest in allowing members of Congress to direct funding for important projects in their communities,” an aide told CQ.
The aide described to CQ “early talks” about whether to allow earmarks and what limits to place on them.
Congress stopped the practice of letting members request funding for specific projects in their districts in 2011, following high-profile instances of earmark abuse.

January 26, 2020

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