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Congressman Rehberg Joins Earmark Effort

By KFBB News Team

Story Created: Mar 11, 2010 at 10:32 PM MST

Story Updated: Mar 11, 2010 at 10:41 PM MST

Montana Congressman Denny Rehberg joined house republicans in declaring a unilateral moratorium on earmarks, including tax and tariff-related earmarks for fiscal year 2011.
This comes in the wake of a year that saw record spending, record deficits and record expansions of government.
The promise comes a day after house democrats banned earmarks to for-profit companies, ending a practice that in many cases created a cozy "pay-to-play" culture involving lawmakers and businesses whose Washington lobbyists often use campaign donations to help assure access.

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