Reps. Ted Budd, Ralph Norman Introduce Bill to Eliminate Wasteful Earmarks
Washington,
March 11, 2020
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Budget & Debt
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Reps. Ted Budd (R-NC) and Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced the Earmark Elimination Act. The bill would permanently ban congressional earmarks. Rep. Budd said in a statement: “Nothing epitomizes what’s wrong with Washington more than pork barrel spending in the form of congressional earmarks. In the Drain The Swamp era, it would be an insult to taxpayers to resurrect such a wasteful and corruptive system. Passing the Earmark Elimination Act would show the American people that the House is committed to ending business as usual in Washington.” Rep. Ralph Norman said: “In 2011, Congress banned earmarks and has continued the trend in each new Congress. However, for some reason in 2020 - with a national debt exceeding $23 trillion - Congress wants to bring them back? This is a terrible way to govern. Kickbacks, backroom deals, the list goes on. We should not appropriate money to pet-projects to simply buy votes in halls of Congress or in the streets of our districts.” The bill is supported by: Club for Growth, National Taxpayers Union, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, FreedomWorks, and Heritage Action. Read the text of the bill HERE. |
