House spending proposals feature $6.5 billion in earmarks despite GOP objections
Spending Bills Spark Debate in the House This week, the House is set to consider three spending bills that involve billions in financial commitments, raising eyebrows among fiscal conservatives who feel this goes against the Republican pledge to reduce federal spending. The proposed bills cover various domains, including commerce, justice, and science, as well as […]
Senate Conservatives Criticize ‘Gateway Drug’ Earmarks in Government Funding Legislation
Senate Republicans Propose Spending Bills Amid Controversy A coalition of Senate Republicans has introduced a set of five spending bills, commonly referred to as minibuses. This move is partly motivated by their disagreement with numerous appropriations in the government’s latest funding package. The package allocates funds for several projects, including $1 million for elevator renovations […]
Earmarks Create Unlikely Alliances Among GOP Legislators
GOP Coalition Pushes for Community Project Funds in 2026 Budget Long a point of contention for conservative GOP lawmakers, the Year Mark is now aligning with the government’s funding strategy this fall. A varied group of House Republicans, spanning from Medium Frontliner to Finance Hawk, are rallying for including the Year Mark—often referred to as […]
Republican conflict arises regarding earmarks in funding legislation
The return of earmarks in the annual spending bill has ignited a dispute among Senate Republicans, highlighting a clash between fiscal conservatives and party leaders. This conflict could jeopardize the passage of the spending bill before the September 30 funding deadline. Republicans are feeling the heat over the federal deficit, especially after President Trump approved […]
Republican Lawmaker Grumbled About Lack of Earmarks in Stop-Gap Spending Bill
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) It was revealed Above Alex Marlow Show That Republican lawmaker bristled that stopgap spending had no views including himself. Perry spoke to Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Marlow as the House passed a Stop Gap Expenditure Bill called the Continuing Resolution (CR) that freezes government spending for six months. Pennsylvania conservatives argued that […]
REP. RALPH NORMAN: Congress Must Ban Earmarks Once And For All
Prior to 2011, earmarks were frequently a source of corruption and the promotion of personal agendas by members of Congress. In 2011, Congress passed a temporary ban on earmarks, which until recently was renewed every legislative session. In January 2021, after a 10-year grace period, Congress returned the appropriation under the guise of “funding community […]
ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI: See How Much ‘The Squad’ Has Fleeced From America With Earmarks — Just Since 2023
If anything should finally force a public up-or-down vote on earmarks, it’s the haul won by The Squad during the current 118th Congress. Since the start of 2023, this small clique of eight far-Left socialists have managed to tack $224 million worth of pet projects onto the spending bills meant to fund core government operations. One doesn’t […]
Dem earmarks fund groups handing out transgender devices to youth, $1.8M for late-term abortion clinic
Several new items from Democrats in this year’s Congressional budget request are raising eyebrows among conservatives. The 1,000-page budget, released around 2:30 a.m. Thursday, includes money earmarked for controversial LGBTQ+ facilities and late-term abortion clinics. Another request includes a multimillion-dollar proposal for what critics call a “gun seizure” study. “Until these egregious provisions are eliminated, […]
$12B in earmarks: Congress’ roller-coaster history with earmark spending takes another twist
6,628. That’s the number bipartisan House and Senate members plan to include in the $467 billion minibus spending bill passed just last week. The funding plan covers six areas of federal spending and could avert a partial government shutdown through September 30th. Of this spending plan, Earmark totaled $12.7 billion, or just under 3%. Is […]