Earmark Quotes
Sharp lines on Congress, spending, and reform
These earmark quotes capture frustration with congressional spending habits and the push for reform. For related political commentary, see our American People quotes.
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.'
Maybe it's my age that makes me very conscious of loose threads, but I don't think that's an earmark of a fine product. And whenever I have a deep-seated feeling like that, I convey it to the person who made...
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We'd all like to increase pleasure and minimize pain, but the truth is, suffering, even collective suffering that we're going through, is often the earmark that some real change is happening.
Earmarks are almost always inserted by a member of Congress without any notice to other members, and without a chance for Congress as a whole to debate a particular earmark as they relate to national priorities.
Adopting Quotes
When I was first elected to the House in 2006, it was important to me to send a clear message to the people of NY-20: I wanted to be a representative for the people and shed some light on their...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is an earmark in political spending?
Do these quotes support banning earmarks entirely?
Is earmark only used in a political sense here?
Which lawmakers are mentioned pushing earmark reform?
Are there more quotes about political accountability?
Several voices here call for ending earmarks outright rather than merely reforming them. If accountability interests you, browse our Always quotes as well.
