House Appropriations Committee Chief Makes Return of Earmarks Official; Every Congressman Gets 10

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) speaks during a Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing in Washington, on June 4, 2020. Al Drago/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) confirmed late on Feb. 26 that earmarks—which she termed “Community Project Funding”—are again part of the congressional spending scene.

“Members want Congress to help their communities, particularly now as the pandemic exposed so many inequalities and needs,” DeLauro said in a statement announcing the return. “Community Project Funding [CPF] will allow Members to put their deep, first-hand understanding of the needs of their communities to work to help the people we represent.”