Nita Lowey pours cold water on talk of reviving earmarks this year

House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey says she doesn’t expect to revive earmarks in House spending bills for fiscal year 2020, blunting talk from top Democrats about potentially bringing them back this year.

Ms. Lowey said in a letter to colleagues dated Feb. 28 that while she is a “strong …

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