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A decade after Congress eliminated earmarks after years of bipartisan opposition to the practice and outrage over the excess and influence it fostered, House Democrats are bringing a version of
Print this article A decade after Congress eliminated earmarks after years of bipartisan opposition to the practice and outrage over the excess and influence it fostered, House Democrats are bringing a version of earmarks back. Republicans have a decision to make: Do they reverse course in order to take advantage of the new way to fund projects? House Republicans are divided on the matter. Congress placed a ban on earmarks, the practice of allowing members of Congress to direct spending for certain programs or projects in their own districts while circumventing the normal appropriations p...
© Getty Images Congress is a beleaguered government institution at a benighted political moment. We all endured images of the literal attack on the symbol of our democracy at the Capitol last month. In the aftermath, we have to see an unscalable fence with razor wire as a lingering reminder of the weakness and vulnerability of Congress. For those of us that want to see that barrier removed in every sense of the word, it is time for the legislative branch to reaffirm its own rightful place in the constitutional order. Congress reclaimed a vital spending power last week. House Democrats repeal...
On This Day: LAPD recorded beating Rodney King sparking riots On March 3, 1991, home video captured a Los Angeles police beating of motorist Rodney King that triggered a national debate on police brutality. Acquittal of the LAPD officers in 1992 led to deadly riots during which King asked at a news conference, "Can we all get along?" King died at the age of 47 in 2012. By (0) A family rummages through a home burned during the 1992 riots in South Central Los Angeles. On March 3, 1991, home video captured a Los Angeles police beating of motorist Rodney King that triggered protests and a natio...
Democrats are bringing earmarks back. Aren’t earmarks bad? Jeffrey Lazarus Pigs on a family farm in China's Hebei province in 2018. (Dominique Patton/Reuters) Now that Democrats control the House and Senate, they plan to revive earmarking — a process by which legislators can direct federal spending to their home districts. Democratic lawmakers are hoping earmarks can help solve two issues they’ll have in the new Congress: keeping their narrow majorities together on big votes, and boosting vulnerable members’ reelection chances when they face voters in 2022. Earma...