We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely. Barack Obama
Earmarks have become a symbol of a Congress that has broken faith with the people. This earmark ban shows the American people we are listening and we are dead serious about ending business as usual in Washington. John Boehner
House and Senate Republicans are now united in adopting earmark bans. We hope President Obama will follow through on his support for an earmark ban by pressing Democratic leaders to join House and Senate Republicans in taking this critical step to restore public trust. John Boehner
The earmark favor factory needs to be boarded up and demolished, not turned over to new management that may or may not have a better eye for earmarks with 'merit.' Tom Coburn
Many of the earmark request forms are actually filled out by lobbyists and then just turned in by the member's staff to the appropriations committee. Jeff Flake
