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Congressman Barrett’s Eight Point Earmark Pledge
Monday March 17, 2008Barrett Eight Point Earmark Pledge
I, Representative J. Gresham Barrett, pledge to the constituents of the 3rd district of the State of South Carolina and to the American people that I will:
FIRST, fully disclose all earmarked funding or targeted tax benefit requests on my Congressional website.
SECOND, not request any earmarked funding or targeted tax benefit provision that does not serve a federal interest and/or have a federal nexus.
THIRD, not request any earmarked funding or targeted tax benefit provision for an entity located outside of the state I represent.
FOURTH, not request any earmarked funding be added or increased in a conference committee to an amount greater than the amount passed in either the House or the Senate version of the bill.
FIFTH, support legislation that requires any earmarked funding or targeted tax benefit provision be put in the text of the bill, be available for discussion at an open Congressional hearing, and be disclosed with the requesting Member(s), amounts, recipients, and purpose at least one week before the bill is brought to the floor.
SIXTH, not request any earmarked funding or targeted tax benefit provision without also requesting that the provision be included within the text of the bill.
SEVENTH, support legislation that would end the linkage between campaign contributions and earmarks.
EIGHTH, support any amendment in Committee, or on the Floor of the House, that eliminates an earmarked funding or targeted tax benefit provision that does not comply with this pledge.
Additionally, until the earmark system is fixed I will not request a funding not related to:
- Military/Defense
- Security/National and Energy
- Infrastructure