On Fridayâs edition of PBSâ âWashington Week,â New York Times Chief Washington Correspondent Carl Hulse stated that he thinks an omnibus bill will be passed due to âthe oldest reason in the books, itâs pork.â He also stated that the top two members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Chairman Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) and Vice Chairman Sen.
NYT’s Hulse: Omnibus Will Get Passed Due to ‘Pork’ in It, Retiring Top Appropriators ‘Taking Advantage of’ ‘Last Chance’ to Get Earmarks
GOP Rep. Malliotakis: Pro-Omnibus Republicans Took the Pork and Ran
On Fridayâs broadcast of the Fox News Channelâs âThe Story,â Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) stated that the nine House Republicans who voted for the omnibus bill were âtaking the pork and runningâ since most of them are retiring, and did so in a process where the bill was brought up âwhen people are busy with
Here Comes The Pork: Congressional Earmarks Are Reportedly Making A Comeback
Congress is planning to bring back earmarks, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer reportedly told Democrats during a Tuesday call. Hoyer told Democrats that he can âguaranteeâ that there will be a âbipartisanâ effort to bring back the spending practice, two people on the call said according to a Politico report. A spokesperson told the outlet…