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.
Post-Leadership, McConnell Plans to Push for More Defense Funding
When Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell steps down from his Senate leadership role after the November elections, he’ll have at least two more years in the Senate. Now he’s signaled one of his priorities as a rank-and-file Senator is to increase defense funding,...
