Republicans Embrace Earmark Ban

John Boehner

From Politico- House Republicans Thursday morning passed a ban on earmarks, joining their Senate Republican colleagues in giving up the pet projects. The measure passed in a closed-door conference meeting on a voice vote. It marks the second time that the GOP conference passed the ban. “Earmarks have become a symbol of a Congress that has broken faith with the people,” speaker-designate John Boehner of Ohio said in an emailed statement. “This earmark ban shows the American people we are listening and we are dead serious about ending business as usual in Washington. Senate Republicans passed a similar ban, and Boehner and Majority-Leader in waiting Eric Cantor (R-Va.) called on President Barack Obama to veto bills with earmarks.

Republicans Embrace Earmark Ban