Congressman Boehner today led House Republicans in adopting the first-ever unilateral moratorium on ALL earmarks – a position he’s personally held since he first ran for Congress. Here’s some of the coverage:
>> GOP Adopts Sweeping Earmark Ban – “House Republicans agreed to a self-imposed, across-the-board earmark ban during a special closed-door meeting of the Conference on Thursday morning.” (Roll Call, 3/11/10)
>> House GOP Adopts Earmark Moratorium – “Republicans seeking to regain control of the House say they will stop stuffing spending bills with pet projects for their districts.” (New York Times, 3/11/10)
>> House Republicans Announce They Won’t Seek Earmarks – “House Minority Leader John Boehner, an Ohio Republican, said the one-year ban would apply to all earmarks including traditional ones and those carved out of the tax code and tariff-related earmarks.” (Bloomberg News, 3/11/10)
>> GOP adopts earmark ban – “‘For millions of Americans, the earmark process in Congress has become a symbol of a broken Washington,’ Boehner said in a statement. ‘Today House Republicans took an important step toward showing the American people we’re serious about reform by adopting an immediate, unilateral ban on all earmarks.’” (Daily Caller, 3/11/10)
Boehner is a longtime opponent of pork-barrel spending and, according to Politifact, has maintained “a strict earmark-free record” throughout his years of service. At a time of record deficits and red ink as far as the eye can see the last thing Ohio taxpayers need to be paying for is political pork-barrel projects.
But even Boehner admits that “the more difficult battle lies ahead,” and that’s “stopping the spending spree in Washington that is saddling our children and grandchildren with trillions of dollars in debt.”
“Only then will we have succeeded in bringing fundamental change to the way Congress spends taxpayers’ money,” he said today.
Click here to learn more about Boehner’s distinguished record of fighting to curb government spending and root out waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal budget. And click here to read about Boehner’s most recent plans to tackle the deficit and get the debt under control.
READ MORE:
- Boehner Says Obama’s “Debt Commission” Should Hold Meetings in the Open (3/3/10)
- Boehner Calls on President Obama to Start Cutting Spending Now (2/8/10)
- Boehner: Repeal Unspent “Stimulus,” Shut Down TARP, Add Spending Caps to Cut the Deficit (2/5/10)
- GOP “No Cost” Jobs Plan a Better Solution Than More Spending, More Debt (1/25/10)
- Economists Back Boehner, Call on Democrats to Stop the Spending to Create New Jobs (12/17/09)
John. you dont know me, but I have followed your attempts to road-blosck that excuse for a president. i want to commened you for your fine efforts in this regard. I hope after the 2010 election that sanity will be regained and that we can restore the values that we all hold deat to us.
I do hope that it wont be to late to correct all that miserable SOB has done to our country.
After all the current fire and smoke clears possibly you and I could regage in a phone conversation.
I wouls enjoy talkuing with someone who genuinly has my country at heart. You sir, are a refreshing individual.
Keep ip your nery fine work
sincerely
Thomas T Berge
tberge@gra.midco.net
THANK YOU SIR FOR ALL YOU DO!
I am appalled with the direction the Democrats continue to try and lead Americans. THEY do not deserve to be called Americans!
I will continue to pray that God (who has so blessed this great country) watch over you and your fellow AMERICANS – as you continue to do what IS right and good for the USofA.
I thank God for you, John Boehner!
Why don’t the Republicans present a bill to require all American citizens
( including ALL federal employees, including Congress, White House, Supreme Court, etc.) to participate in ONLY one health care plan for you, us, and our families — the SAME PLAN being imposed upon the rest of us.
And then submit another bill to consolidate your retirement program into the Social Security program!!!!!
Do you believe that our Constitution enables the Congress & Executive Branch to designate themselves eletists who can create laws from which you can exclude yourselves?
Thanks for all you’re doing. You’re our last big hope! If I could be in DC this weekend, I would be there. I hope the Dems hear our voices!
Thanks for all you are doing. I have been a supporter of you since your very first campaign. (Unfortunately my financial situation has deteriorated so badly, I haven’t been able to contribute this year.) However, I still follow everything you do and approve of everything. I think you are the one person who can help get us back to an American Republic instead of the Socialist way that Obama and his “Chicago gang” is leading us to. I wish you all the good luck and prayers to help you reach this goal. The Dems have got to go.