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The committee tends to be less partisan than other committees or the House overall.
While the minority party will offer amendments during committee consideration, appropriations bills often get significant bipartisan support, both in committee and on the House floor.
This atmosphere can be attributed to the fact that all committee members have a compelling interest in ensuring legislation will contain money for their own districts.
Conversely, because members of this committee can easily steer money to their home districts, it is considered very difficult to unseat a member of this committee at an election — especially if he or she is a " Cardinal.

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