Senate Gop Curtails Earmarks ; Two Democrats Join Bandwagon
The Washington Times › November 17, 2010
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Senate Republicans on Tuesday voted to ban "pork-barrel" spending as a couple of Democrats rushed to join the fight on a politically potent issue that has enraged voters and helped give rise to the GOP's "tea party"-infused midterm election victories.
The GOP caucus announced the decision hours after four senators - two Republicans and two Democrats - vowed to force the Senate to hold a public vote on a earmark moratorium that would run through 2013.See the full content of this document
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Senate Gop Curtails Earmarks ; Two Democrats Join Bandwagon
The "greatest national security threat facing our nation today is our national debt and a Congress that refuses to acknowledge the depth of our challenges," said Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republi...
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