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House Republicans Draw Flack for Changing Earmarks to Favor Rural, Exurban Districts With GOP Officials

House Republican leaders are revamping their approach to earmarks—the controversial tool that enables individual representatives to direct tax dollars to favored projects in their districts — by barring them from four major appropriations bills in the 118th Congress. House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger (R-Texas) and the GOP chairmen of the panel’s 11 subcommittees on…


House Republicans Criticized for Changing Earmarks to Favor Rural, Exurban Districts With GOP Officials

House Republican leaders are revamping their approach to earmarks—a legislative tool that enables individual representatives to direct tax dollars to favored projects in their districts—by barring them from four major appropriations bills in the 118th Congress. House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger (R-Texas), along with the GOP leaders of that panel’s 11 subcommittees, on Feb….


A Conversation With Charles Marohn: ‘Honor the Struggle!’

Walking six blocks to work each morning gives Charles Marohn a unique insight into the vitality of his town, and into his own well-being. Aware of the benefits of exercise in his life, he quickly draws an analogy between personal discipline and the discipline that makes for a strong town. Wisdom literature often draws a…


House Appropriations Committee Chief Makes Return of Earmarks Official; Every Congressman Gets 10

Calling them “Community Funding Projects” (CFP) instead of using the infamous earmarks label, House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) confirmed late Friday that earmarks are again part of the congressional spending scene. “Members want Congress to help their communities, particularly now as the pandemic exposed so many inequalities and needs,” DeLauro said in a statement…