According to sources, on Wednesday, the minority of the U.S. House Republicans bargain about voting on whether to reverse their self-imposed ban on earmarks. The practice of letting lawmakers add pet projects to spending bills.
This plan followed after an expected large infrastructure bill was introduced after a house consideration of various spending legislation, two sources confirmed on condition of anonymity.
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Democrats already have reversed their self-imposed ban on earmarks. Republicans halted the practice when they took the majority in 2011 amid a string of controversies over earmarks.
The approved reversal may pressurize Senate Republican’s suit at law but also risks drawing criticism from the party’s conservative wing.
A reversal also may signal Republican willingness to negotiate on the details of a massive infrastructure package and the federal budget.