“House Republicans today took an important first step toward fundamentally changing the way taxpayer dollars are spent in Washington.  Many Americans view earmarks as a symbol of the wasteful spending and corruption that have pervaded Washington for too long.
“The new House Republican Majority is firmly committed to cutting spending, reining in government, and listening to the people who sent us here. We have an enormous task ahead to get America’s fiscal house in order. Today’s vote to end earmarks is proof that Republicans are serious about ending wasteful spending.

"I call on my Democrat colleagues in the House and Senate to get equally serious about reforming Washington and pass their own earmark bans. The task before us requires a bipartisan commitment to reform.” – Doug Lamborn (CO-05)

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