Republicans split on eve of vote to bring back earmarks Emily Brooks © Provided by Washington Examiner
Senate Republicans will vote Wednesday on whether to allow its members to embrace the return of revamped earmarks.
The return of pork, or a lean version of it, is exposing divisions among the 50 members of the minority party.
Fifteen Senate Republicans, including Sens. Mike Lee of Utah, Ted Cruz of Texas, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, Josh Hawley of Missouri, and Marco Rubio of Florida, signed a letter on Monday pledging to vote against repealing the conference s earmarks ban and not to participate in an inherently wasteful spending practice that is prone to serious abuse.
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