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s McCaskill Statement on Earmark Moratorium

Statement

Date: Feb. 1, 2011
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Budget and Spending

Following the announcement that there will be no funding for pork-barrel projects in appropriations legislation this Congress, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, a long-time advocate for ending the practice of earmarking, made the following statement.

"This is a big victory for earmark reform. The American people are frustrated with the way Congress spends money. Today's announcement that there will be no earmarks this Congress is a great step towards making some of the hard choices we need to get our fiscal house in order."


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