Category: Rose Delauro

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

February 27, 2021
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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…

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Hill Democrats Set to Bring Back Earmarks in 2022

February 18, 2021
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House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) will announce possibly next week that earmarks will be permitted in spending bills beginning in 2022. “Chair DeLauro supports Member-directed funding for community projects,” according to committee spokesman Evan Hollander in news that was first reported by NBC Political Analyst Jake Sherman. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy…

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