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Uncertainty swirls around earmarks for departed lawmakers - Roll Call

Ex-Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-N.Y., lost his earmarks after being tapped to become lieutenant governor. His successor is trying to change that.

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Collins set for top GOP spot on Defense appropriations panel

WASHINGTON — In the next Congress, Susan Collins of Maine is expected to be the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee’s powerful Defense panel, sources say.

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Collins set for top GOP spot on Defense appropriations panel - Roll Call

Maine senator Susan Collins is poised to become the Republican on the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.

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Critic of Biden border policy in line to oversee DHS budget - Roll Call

Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar is poised to become top Democrat on Homeland Security appropriations next year, to the chagrin of progressives.

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Earmarks’ future unclear as Republicans split ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON — Potential changes in control of one or both chambers in the midterm elections could put the practice of earmarking federal funds for local projects on the chopping block in the next Congress.

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Earmarks’ future unclear as Republicans split ahead of midterms - Roll Call

Potential changes in control of one or both chambers could put earmarks for local projects on the chopping block.

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‘Where good bills go to die’: California lawmakers use secretive process to kill would-be laws

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Republican Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham went into the last month of California’s legislative session somewhat hopeful about prospects for his biggest bill.

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Earmarks in Senate bills favor small states, retiring senators

WASHINGTON — Appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year unveiled in the Senate last week contain more than 3,100 earmarks totaling almost $7.8 billion, with Sen. Richard C. Shelby once again the uncontested champion of what senators have rebranded “congressionally directed spending.”

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Earmarks in Senate bills favor small states, retiring senators - Roll Call

Senate appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year contain more than 3,100 earmarks totaling almost $7.8 billion.

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$Leahy has second surgery related to hip fracture - Roll Call$

Leahy has second surgery related to hip fracture - Roll Call

Senate Appropriations Chair Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., underwent a second surgery Tuesday after fracturing his hip in a fall in late June.

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DeLauro working to get all dozen spending bills through House - Roll Call

House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., wants the House to pass all 12 of its appropriations bills before the August recess.

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Leahy’s surgery could complicate Democratic agenda

Senate Democrats suddenly found themselves Thursday potentially without a critical vote they will need in their uphill effort to pass a major tax and spending reconciliation package before the August recess.

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Leahy recovering from hip replacement surgery - Roll Call

A health scare showed Democrats Thursday how hard it may be to pass a partisan tax and spending package in an evenly divided Senate.

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Conservative faction’s earmark requests illustrate GOP divide - Roll Call

The Republican Study Committee has taken an official position against earmarks, although more than half of their membership requested them.

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Bicameral appropriations talks stalled as House charges ahead - Roll Call

Negotiations on a spending ceiling to govern the fiscal 2023 appropriations process have ground to a halt.

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GOP Senate retirements could spell trouble for earmarks’ future

WASHINGTON — The Senate Republican Conference will lose some prolific earmarkers to retirement next year, as the party faces some soul-searching over whether to keep the practice if they retake one or both chambers after November’s midterms.

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GOP Senate retirements could spell trouble for earmarks' future - Roll Call

The Senate Republican Conference will lose some prolific earmarkers to retirement next year, which may prompt a second look at the practice.

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Appropriations kickoff - Roll Call

House appropriators are about to begin markups on fiscal 2023 spending bills and CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak outline what lies ahead.

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House sets $1.6 trillion cap for fiscal 2023 appropriations

WASHINGTON — The House adopted a $1.6 trillion discretionary spending cap for the upcoming fiscal year, clearing the way for appropriators to start moving the fiscal 2023 spending bills through that chamber as bicameral talks reconvene on a framework for bills that can pass the Senate as well.

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House sets $1.6 trillion cap for fiscal 2023 appropriations - Roll Call

The House adopted a $1.6 trillion discretionary spending cap for the upcoming fiscal year, allowing appropriations bills to move forward.

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Congress remembers John E. Porter, appropriator and advocate for NIH - Roll Call

Lawmakers are paying tribute to former Rep. John E. Porter, an Illinois Republican and Appropriations “cardinal” who died Friday at age 87.

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Earmark fans grow among House GOP as total requests swell

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers’ appetite for earmarking has grown a year after Democrats resurrected the practice, particularly among Republicans who will face a sensitive decision on whether to maintain “community project funding” in the next Congress if they retake the chamber in November.

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Earmark fans grow among House GOP as total requests swell - Roll Call

House lawmakers’ appetite for earmarking has grown a year after Democrats resurrected the practice, particularly among Republicans.

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Tensions rise in House over Navy shipbuilding - Roll Call

House lawmakers criticized President Biden's budget proposal for the Navy, arguing it would not keep pace with China.

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School nutrition waiver issue emerges in supplemental talks

Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow wants to extend pandemic waivers for providing universal free school meals in a funding bill.

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