Senator Richard Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, speaks during a news conference with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer from New York (not pictured) and Democratic Senators (not pictured) Patty Murray from Washington and Debbie Stabenow from Michigan at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. President Biden’s next big economic package helped set off a heated debate among Republicans over whether to participate in the return of lawmakers’ dedicated-spending projects, known as earmarks, a tussle that could be key to its success. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg