Moran Successful In Push For Republican Earmark Ban

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Congressman Jerry Moran today announced his support for a moratorium on all earmarks.

"It is good that House Republicans have joined together today to ban all earmarks," said Moran. "Spending is occurring at an alarming rate -- our country is broke. This is a step to ending business as usual in Washington, D.C."

Earlier, Moran joined more than thirty House members, including fellow Kansan Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, in demanding Republican leadership consider a year-long ban on all earmarks. Though there was significant opposition, the House Republican Conference voted today to ban all earmarks for its members.

The House's leading advocate for earmark reform, Congressman Jeff Flake (R-AZ), said after the Republican Conference vote: "Given our fiscal record while we were in the majority, I don't blame taxpayers for not trusting Republicans again with the federal purse strings. But there's no better way to demonstrate that we have seen the error of our way than to impose a moratorium on earmarks this year. That's the first step in regaining the taxpayers' trust, and this effort wouldn't have been successful without Congressman Moran's leadership."

"A full ban on earmarks shows that we are serious about restoring fiscal discipline and standing up against questionable earmarking practices," said Moran. "Kansans expect their government to spend less and spend wiser and this ban will help change the way Washington does business," Moran said.

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