Senate GOP votes to keep earmark ban By Susan Ferrechio January 10, 2017 7:06 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Senate Republicans on Tuesday voted to keep the earmark ban in place for the 115th Congress. According to Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., everyone supported the decision, which was voted on in a closed-door GOP meeting. TagsBill CassidyCongressEarmarksLawMinusextraSusan Ferrechio Related Content Energy and Environment OPEC+ agrees to raise oil production quotas amid Iran war World Iran vows to continue Strait of Hormuz chokehold in face of fiery Trump threats White House Trump’s news conference on Iran rescue mission moved to White House briefing room House Congressional Democrats lay into Trump’s ‘unhinged’ Iran threats Entertainment Greene says Trump isn’t Christian in slamming Easter threat to reopen Strait of Hormuz