CNN: House Democrats said Wednesday that they will ban earmarks directed to for-profit companies.
The move, announced by the Appropriations Committee and its Defense subcommittee, would apply to government spending bills Congress is considering for next year. But the committee said in a written statement that the new rules are also “intended to become a long-term proposition.”
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