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Democrats eager to revive earmarks

CQ Budget, Ep. 179

Reps. Rosa DeLauro, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Marcy Kaptur are all running for chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee.
Reps. Rosa DeLauro, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Marcy Kaptur are all running for chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted November 24, 2020 at 11:49am

House Democrats are planning on bringing back earmarks at the start of the next Congress. What does that mean for the appropriations process? CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman discuss, along with a look at the race for chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee.

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