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Earmark Moratorium
On March 3, 2009 Rep. Waxman announced that he would not submit funding requests for appropriations earmarks for Fiscal year 2010. This policy continues a moratorium he first implemented in February, 2008 for the FY09 appropriations cycle. To read his February, 2008 statement, click here.
Program Requests
Rep. Waxman joined in a number of requests to House Appropriators in support of funding for various federal programs in FY2010. You can view the request letters sent to each subcommittee:
Agriculture
Commerce, Justice, Science
Defense
Energy and Water
Homeland Security
Interior and Environment
Labor, HHS, Education
State and Foreign Operations
Transportation, HUD
National Projects
Rep. Waxman requested funding for five national projects in FY 2010:
Education for Democracy Act
National Writing Project
Teach for America
Reading is Fundamental
Reach Out and Read
To learn more about these requests, please click here.
The Congressional Research Service has prepared a report on how the appropriations process works. Please click here to read the report.
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Representative Henry A. Waxman 30th District of California
