"If this election has shown us anything, it’s that Americans know the difference between talking about change, and actually delivering on it."- Mitch McConnell Sen. Minority Leader
The above quote by Mitch McConnell is one that newly elected congressmen and women should write down somewhere and look at everyday before debates and committee meetings.
The 112th congress is going to be about change - about fixing what's been going on for the past two years (i.e. wasteful spending). Now, earmarks may not make up the bulk of the federal budget, but to the American people these earmarks are just one factor that contributes to the growing distrust of government. The people have the impression that bills are passed and votes are gathered through shady backroom deals and surreptitious pacts.
Mitch McConnell was originally against the idea of putting a flat-out ban on all earmarks only to flip sides when he realized the semblance of the ban. The ban won't take much out of the huge spending deficit, but it will show the American people that this new congress is trying to get things done and limit spending in any way possible. If this is what the American people want (less spending) then McConnell better deliver if he wants to get reelected.
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