Swearing off Pork

Too often middle-class Americans watch Washington place special interests over the national interest and promote secrecy over transparency.  We are the party of reform, we understand that Washington is dysfunctional, and we will not sit idly by as Democrats continue to defend the status quo.   Too often, hard working Americans see campaign donations going in one end of Capitol Hill and special interest earmarks coming out of the other.  Too often, they have seen Washington taking more out of their hard earned paycheck so some Congressman can keep his. 

To that end, the RSC supports an immediate, unilateral earmark moratorium with a pledge to reform the system and end earmarks as they are known today.  The RSC also pledges to uphold any future veto of a spending bill that is pork laden and does not lead to a balanced budget. 

The following Members of the House of Representatives have taken a “no earmark” pledge:

Rep. Steve Austria (R-OH)
Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN)
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Leader John Boehner (R-OH)
Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA)
Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN)
Rep. John Campbell (R-CA)
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)
Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)
Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO)
Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ)
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)
Rep. John Kline (R-MN)
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
Rep. Mike McCaul (R-TX)
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA)
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC)
Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC)
Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN)
Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA)
Chairman Tom Price (R-GA)
Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN)
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
Rep. Peter Sessions (R-TX)
Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ)
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA)