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Earmarks flood spending bills after a year’s hiatus
Congressional earmarks returned with a vengeance in fiscal 2026, with familiar faces topping the rankings in each chamber.
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Congressional earmarks returned with a vengeance in fiscal 2026, with familiar faces topping the rankings in each chamber.
↵↵"Equally important is the fact the House C-J-S fiscal year bill retains the task forces on its own appropriation," the Kentucky Republican said.
Christopher S. Murphy, who leads the Senate Foreign Relations Middle East subcommittee.
Connolly, Donald S. Beyer Jr. and Abigail Spanberger were also in attendance at the event.
The new Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee don't always jibe with their party's mainstream.
A proposed overhaul of the federal energy infrastructure permitting process from Sen. Joe Manchin III was rejected by the Senate.
Donald S. Beyer Jr. is proposing to implement ranked choice voting for the leadership elections.
“There‘’’s a reason that fire extinguishers exist in hotels, that there’s a requirement for it. Because at some point in time, a cataclysmic event happened and the laws changed.”
Toomey said in a statement that the bill would allow Americans with 401(k)s and similar plans to enhance retirement savings by accessing the same investment options as people with defined benefit
Sen. Joe Manchin's energy permitting bill has some bipartisan elements that could be used to change how infrastructure projects are greenlit.
“If revenge is your tactic around here, that’s a s—ty excuse,” Tester said. “Look at the bill, what it does, and make a decision based on its merits.
Politicians backing a West Virginia gas pipeline have received thousands of dollars in contributions from companies behind the project.
“The decision is also a reminder to the country that D.C.’s lack of statehood means D.C. is subject to the whims of Congress.
President Joe Biden's call for suspending the gas tax was greeted with skepticism on Wednesday by members of Congress — including Democrats.
Two bills that became part of a package (S 3600) would require federal agencies and contractors to report cyberattacks to CISA, and another measure would help federal agencies move to secure cloud-based
The legislation appears to be similar to previous measures (S 2378 and HR 4534), though Whitehouse did not specifically mention those bills.
Republicans who support home-state earmarks are locked in primary fights against those who don't as the practice faces an uncertain future.
Marc Lampkin, a former GOP congressional aide who manages Brownstein’s D.C. office, noted the recent addition late last year of the Boeing Co.’s former top lobbyist, Timothy Keating, as helping the