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“What you really get as appropriations chair is hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks,” a fellow congressional appropriator told me, “not what everybody else gets.”

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

It operates outside the normal appropriations process on a framework built for a different world.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

In February, Calvert announced he’d helped secure $67 million for Riverside County infrastructure projects, including several water-related projects, as part of an appropriations package.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Comer called on Congress to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security, which has been in a tenuous position since February, when appropriations lapsed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The statements made by Department witnesses seeking appropriations were not in accord with those contained in key publications of the Agriculture Department.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson