The Hill reports on the prospects of Senate earmark reform. Senate Republicans this week will discuss adopting a one-year moratorium on earmarks, but critics expect the Senate leaders to take a softer stance on the practice of sending federal money to individual districts than did House GOP leaders.
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The earmark bans and evasion or avoidance strategies
The Post discusses recent moves on earmarks and requestors’ strategies for achieving their goals. In the wake of last week’s announcement, road-builders, architectural and engineering firms, construction companies, scientific researchers and myriad private firms exploring obscure or unrequested projects will probably expand cooperative ventures with nonprofits, [Taxpayers for Common Sense’s Steve] Ellis and others said. […]
The earmark ban and legislative power switch
Politico reports on the impact of the House Republicans’ earmark ban and the House Appropriations Committee move.