Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Earmark Fight up Again in Senate

By Humberto Sanchez

Earmark opponents may have scored some successes in recent years, but several Senators said they remain wary of permanently giving up the right to direct spending and would rather focus on other business.

"I think we need to talk about that," National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (R-Texas) said. "I am not sure we need it, but I am open to it."

He continued, "I wish we would focus on what the American people are most concerned about rather than some of these other issues that have their importance but are tangential to the main issues we ought to be focused on."

Read more: http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_88/Earmark-Fight-up-Again-in-Senate-212007-1.html?pos=hftxt

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