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U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05) issued the following statement today after the Republican Conference passed the earmark moratorium:
“I applaud my Republican colleagues for standing together and passing an earmark moratorium. We are at a crossroads- with the most serious fiscal crisis staring us in the face. Now is the time to fix a broken system and demonstrate to the American people that we are listening- we will rein in spending and get this economy back on track. Make no mistake; this is only the first of many tough decisions that will test our resolve over the coming years. Either we continue the free-spending ways of the past, or we turn back from the edge of fiscal ruin and carry the message of spending reform from the people to the Capitol steps. I am proud of the step we took today and I look forward to championing the measures that we need to take to stop Washington’s spending sprees and start putting the taxpayers first.”
“I applaud my Republican colleagues for standing together and passing an earmark moratorium. We are at a crossroads- with the most serious fiscal crisis staring us in the face. Now is the time to fix a broken system and demonstrate to the American people that we are listening- we will rein in spending and get this economy back on track. Make no mistake; this is only the first of many tough decisions that will test our resolve over the coming years. Either we continue the free-spending ways of the past, or we turn back from the edge of fiscal ruin and carry the message of spending reform from the people to the Capitol steps. I am proud of the step we took today and I look forward to championing the measures that we need to take to stop Washington’s spending sprees and start putting the taxpayers first.”