Trump encourages lawmakers to consider reviving earmarks

Published January 9, 2018 6:32pm ET



President Trump encouraged a bipartisan group of lawmakers to consider bringing back earmarks, a process by which members could attach funding for pet projects to larger pieces of legislation.

“Maybe all of you should think about going back to a form of earmarks. You should do it,” Trump said during an immigration meeting at the White House on Tuesday. “We have to put better controls because it got a little out of hand, but that brings people together.”

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