Trump signs minibus spending bill with $6.5 billion in earmarks
Same show, different day.
President Donald Trump recently signed $174.7 billion spending legislation. The White House said little upon signing the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026.
The move, however, signaled its support for Congress on the long-titled bill in a Jan. 7 statement.
“The Administration urges every Member of Congress to support this fiscally responsible bill, which is a win for the American taxpayer,” it said.
Trump’s budget team highlighted the legislation’s provisions to achieve “energy dominance” and to “reduce violent crime, root out fraud in Government programs, and address the past weaponization of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”
Republican lawmakers claimed victory with the bill’s enactment during a low-key signing ceremony at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
“This is another major win for the American people that implements President Trump’s America First agenda,” Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) declared. “We are dismantling the drug trafficking networks that have tried to poison our communities for profit. At the same time, we are reviving our coal communities and setting the stage for energy independence.”
Democrats also found a lot to like in the legislation. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, said, “This package makes meaningful investments to bring down costs for utility bills and provides substantial funding for clean energy. It makes our communities safer by increasing funding for Violence Against Women Act and other public safety grants.”
The House passed the bill by a vote of 397 to 28, and the Senate supported it 82 to 15. Democrats supplied 206 votes in the House and 35 votes in the Senate.
Left unmentioned in any of these cheerful official statements was that the minibus legislation carries 3,030 community project funding grants, also known as earmarks, according to the National Taxpayers Union. This may be a large reason why Democrats and Republicans were able to come together to support the bill.
Many of the earmarks will fund infrastructure repair or replacement. The statute’s Interior and Environment section has hundreds of line items for upgrading sewer lines and drinking water systems. Similarly, the Energy and Water Development will use federal funds for energy development projects and for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects to improve shipping ports and channels.
The law’s Commerce, Justice, …
Same show, different day.
President Donald Trump recently signed $174.7 billion spending legislation. The White House said little upon signing the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026.
The move, however, signaled its support for Congress on the long-titled bill in a Jan. 7 statement.
“The Administration urges every Member of Congress to support this fiscally responsible bill, which is a win for the American taxpayer,” it said.
Trump’s budget team highlighted the legislation’s provisions to achieve “energy dominance” and to “reduce violent crime, root out fraud in Government programs, and address the past weaponization of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”
Republican lawmakers claimed victory with the bill’s enactment during a low-key signing ceremony at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
“This is another major win for the American people that implements President Trump’s America First agenda,” Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) declared. “We are dismantling the drug trafficking networks that have tried to poison our communities for profit. At the same time, we are reviving our coal communities and setting the stage for energy independence.”
Democrats also found a lot to like in the legislation. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, said, “This package makes meaningful investments to bring down costs for utility bills and provides substantial funding for clean energy. It makes our communities safer by increasing funding for Violence Against Women Act and other public safety grants.”
The House passed the bill by a vote of 397 to 28, and the Senate supported it 82 to 15. Democrats supplied 206 votes in the House and 35 votes in the Senate.
Left unmentioned in any of these cheerful official statements was that the minibus legislation carries 3,030 community project funding grants, also known as earmarks, according to the National Taxpayers Union. This may be a large reason why Democrats and Republicans were able to come together to support the bill.
Many of the earmarks will fund infrastructure repair or replacement. The statute’s Interior and Environment section has hundreds of line items for upgrading sewer lines and drinking water systems. Similarly, the Energy and Water Development will use federal funds for energy development projects and for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects to improve shipping ports and channels.
The law’s Commerce, Justice, …
Trump signs minibus spending bill with $6.5 billion in earmarks
Same show, different day.
President Donald Trump recently signed $174.7 billion spending legislation. The White House said little upon signing the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026.
The move, however, signaled its support for Congress on the long-titled bill in a Jan. 7 statement.
“The Administration urges every Member of Congress to support this fiscally responsible bill, which is a win for the American taxpayer,” it said.
Trump’s budget team highlighted the legislation’s provisions to achieve “energy dominance” and to “reduce violent crime, root out fraud in Government programs, and address the past weaponization of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”
Republican lawmakers claimed victory with the bill’s enactment during a low-key signing ceremony at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
“This is another major win for the American people that implements President Trump’s America First agenda,” Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) declared. “We are dismantling the drug trafficking networks that have tried to poison our communities for profit. At the same time, we are reviving our coal communities and setting the stage for energy independence.”
Democrats also found a lot to like in the legislation. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, said, “This package makes meaningful investments to bring down costs for utility bills and provides substantial funding for clean energy. It makes our communities safer by increasing funding for Violence Against Women Act and other public safety grants.”
The House passed the bill by a vote of 397 to 28, and the Senate supported it 82 to 15. Democrats supplied 206 votes in the House and 35 votes in the Senate.
Left unmentioned in any of these cheerful official statements was that the minibus legislation carries 3,030 community project funding grants, also known as earmarks, according to the National Taxpayers Union. This may be a large reason why Democrats and Republicans were able to come together to support the bill.
Many of the earmarks will fund infrastructure repair or replacement. The statute’s Interior and Environment section has hundreds of line items for upgrading sewer lines and drinking water systems. Similarly, the Energy and Water Development will use federal funds for energy development projects and for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects to improve shipping ports and channels.
The law’s Commerce, Justice, …
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