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Analysis: Criticism of Earmark Restrictions

Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-2) writes in the Baltimore Sun, criticizing House Republicans for prohibiting earmarks from three appropriations bills, including the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Other Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (Labor-HHS): The foolish decision panders to extreme conservative ideologues who are hyper-fixated on a handful of earmarks that, last… Continue reading Analysis: Criticism of Earmark Restrictions

News: Members of Congress Accepting Earmark Applications Now

Every Congressional Office will have a slightly different set of deadlines, often a week or two before the Appropriations Committee deadlines. The Cincinnati Business Courier reports on March 7, 2023 that Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH-1) is now receiving requests through his Congressional Website. The deadlines for requests is 5pm EST on Friday, March 17, 2023.… Continue reading News: Members of Congress Accepting Earmark Applications Now

News: Senate Offices Now Accepting Applications for Earmarks

Community College Daily reports: The deadline to submit requests differs from office to office but is generally sometime between March 3 and March 17. The deadline for a specific office can be found on the senator’s official Senate website (the URL will contain senate.gov). Not all senators will be accepting CDS requests, and submitting a… Continue reading News: Senate Offices Now Accepting Applications for Earmarks

Analysis: An Argument Against Earmarks from the Left

Just as the support for earmarks is often bipartisan, the opposition can also be bipartisan. While those on the right often oppose earmarks for promoting wasteful spending or higher levels of spending, those on the left argue that earmarks can divert funding from criteria-based grant programs. See this example from the environmental group National Resources… Continue reading Analysis: An Argument Against Earmarks from the Left

News: Earmark Example: Emergency Center Upgrades

Rhode Island NBC Affiliate WJAR reports on an earmark to upgrade the state’s emergency management center: CRANSTON. R.I. (WJAR) — Rhode Island’s Emergency Management Agency is receiving more than $1 million in state and federal funds to improve the state’s emergency management headquarters. Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed presented the agency with a check for $525,000… Continue reading News: Earmark Example: Emergency Center Upgrades

News: Pasadena City College Receives $500,000 Earmark

From Pasadena Now: Pasadena City College announced Tuesday it will expand services for students who are also parents after receiving a $500,000 award from Representative Judy Chu (CA-28) and the U.S. Department of Education. PCC’s Family Resource Center was named as the beneficiary of a Community Project Funding Grant in the omnibus spending bill signed into law by President… Continue reading News: Pasadena City College Receives $500,000 Earmark

News: Preview of Changes to House Earmark Process

Politico reports on changes coming to House Earmarks: The chamber’s new majority plans to limit the types of projects that are eligible for guaranteed cash. For instance, they would prevent lawmakers from locking in funding for items like city parks and county museums — things that might brandish a member’s name. Lawmakers would still be… Continue reading News: Preview of Changes to House Earmark Process