Republicans in both chambers are continuing to clash over earmarks, a perennial GOP issue that now threatens the prospects for enacting the rest of the appropriations bills.
House conservatives last week nearly sunk a minibus package of the Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy and Water and Interior and Environment bills over objections to an earmark in the bill. Now, the hardliners are demanding more involvement in the process of releasing appropriations bills, but it’s unclear how that will actually play out.
