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.
Earmarks Advocates Want to Restore Discredited Tool
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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) speaks in Washington on Jan. 10, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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