Stop the Earmarks. Fix Washington.
The spending habits of Congress – and pork-barrel earmarks, in particular – have become the clearest symbol of a broken Washington. With that in mind, House Republicans asked Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats to join them in supporting an immediate moratorium on all earmarks while a bipartisan select committee identifies ways to bring fundamental change to the way in which Washington spends taxpayers’money. The Majority’s response: no thanks.
In spite of the Democrats’ refusal to change the way Washington spends taxpayer dollars, House Republicans have committed themselves to a series of standards that will be the basis of their comprehensive earmark reform efforts. This website is dedicated to those standards and what House Republicans are doing to fix Washington by stopping earmarks.
UPDATES:
9/18/08 - Letter to Speaker Pelosi Opposing "Airdropped" Earmarks
8/20/08 - John Kline: Earmarks waste your hard-earned tax dollars
7/16/08 - Boehner Supports Earmark-Free FY 2009 Intelligence Authorization Bill
6/18/08 - Boehner: Jefferson Case Highlights the Need for
Freeze on Earmarks
6/12/08 - Boehner, House Republicans Unveil Bold Economic Plan
5/22/08 - Boehner on the Radio: Republican Leader Discusses House GOP Agenda With Sean Hannity
5/14/08 - GOP Proposal Would Kill Democrats' "Trail To Nowhere" & Other "Fishy" Farm Bill Earmarks
5/14/08 - Boehner Speech Opposing Farm Bill & Its Pork-Barrel Earmarks
What others are saying:
"Democrats are on the wrong side of an issue they once so passionately championed"
- San Francisco Chronicle Editorial, 2/1/08
“Abuse of the earmark has undercut respect for Congress. Members would be better off without the public cynicism they have, by this habit, earned,”
-Charleston Daily News Editorial, 1/31/08
