WASHINGTON—Then-Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) called them “the gateway drug to federal spending addiction” in 2006. Tea Partiers forced Congress to declare a “moratorium” on them in 2011.
Now in 2019, House Democrats want to bring back earmarks.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) speaks in Washington on Jan. 10, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
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Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy.
Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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