Inouye Announces Earmark Ban

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Inouye Announces Earmark Ban
Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye, (D-HI) announced a two-year moratorium on earmarks, The Hill reports.

Said Inouye: "I continue to support the Constitutional right of members of Congress to direct investments to their states and districts under the fiscally responsible and transparent earmarking process that we have established. However, the handwriting is clearly on the wall. The president has stated unequivocally that he will veto any legislation containing earmarks, and the House will not pass any bills that contain them."

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