claim: on an earmark moratorium.
author: kay bailey hutchison
evidence_1: jan 22, 2018 ... last week the house rules committee held hearings on the idea of bringing  back earmarks. while some have been angling for this idea for a ...
evidence_2: nov 16, 2010 ... senate republicans today took their war against government spending to a new  level, voting behind closed-doors to approve a moratorium on ...
evidence_3: jan 9, 2018 ... former speaker john boehner of ohio led the effort to ban earmarks when  republicans took the house in 2010. the practice of designating ...
evidence_4: jul 30, 2014 ... in 2005, a $223 million earmark to fund the construction of a bridge from  ketchikan, alaska, to the tiny island of gravina, alaska, captured ...
evidence_5: feb 1, 2011 ... senate democrats dealt a near-fatal blow to earmarks on tuesday, giving in to  the demands of president barack obama and house ...