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DENVER—Colorado congressman Mark Udall said he will not seek money for pet projects in Colorado this year.
The Democrat and candidate for Senate joins a growing number of House members who have sworn off so-called “earmarks” as bad public policy.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is considering a ban on home-district projects sought by lawmakers. Republicans, led by Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio—one of only 23 House members who don’t take earmarks—have been bashing Democrats for months on the issue.
Earmarks are extremely popular with lawmakers, but they have come under attack in the wake of high-profile boondoggles like the proposed $223 million “bridge to nowhere” in Alaska.
