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02/06/2008
Pelosi Letter to Boehner on Earmark Reform
Below is a text of the letter:
February 6, 2008
House Republican Leader
Dear Leader Boehner:
Thank you for your January 25 letter concerning
earmarks. It affords me an opportunity
to reiterate how aggressively Democrats reformed the earmark process upon
assuming control of Congress last year by instituting new policies that
subjected all earmarks to public disclosure and transparency rules and cutting
the total amount of earmarks nearly in half in just one year.
We look forward to working with you on additional
improvements to the earmark rules for Congress, and agree with you that the
large number of Presidential earmarks deserve the same scrutiny and
restraint. They have received, and will
continue to receive, that review under the Democratic majority.
Democrats will continue to hold the line on earmarks in the
House and require unprecedented disclosure from Members in both parties who
seek earmarks, as well as from the Administration.
Transparency is a critical component of honesty in
government, a principle embodied in the Honest Leadership-Open Government
ethics and lobbying reform bill Congress enacted with bipartisan support last
year. Democrats look forward to working
with you and your colleagues to maintain confidence in our nation’s finances.
best regards,
Nancy Pelosi
Speaker
of the House
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