Earmark Moratorium Fails

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Last night, at 10:25 p.m., the Senate voted to establish an
earmark moratorium for fiscal years 2009. By a margin of 71-29,
the vote failed.

Following the vote, 71 Senators--mostly pork-loving
democrats along with 26 Republicans took the fast train out of
town to begin their Easter Recess.

Here are the Senate Republicans--along with their shocking
"Pork totals" for the year and their phone numbers:

Bennett (R-UT)   $296.1 million        202/224-5444
        Bond (R-MO)  $529.9 million        202/224-5721
        Brownback (R-KS) $365.6 million        202/224-6521
        Bunning (R-KY)  $23.7 million         202/224-4343
        Cochran (R-MS)  $977.7 million        202/224-5054
        Coleman (R-MN)  $231.9 million        202/224-5641
        Collins (R-ME)  $137.8 million        202/224-2523
        Craig (R-ID)  $150.2 million        202/224-2752
        Crapo (R-ID)  $150.5 million        202/224-6142
        Domenici (R-NM) $600.0 million        202/224-6621
        Gregg (R-NH)  $93.9 million         202/224-3324
        Hagel (R-NE)  $102.0 million        202/224-4224
        Hatch (R-UT)  $241.7 million        202/224-5251
        Hutchison (R-TX) $839.2 million        202/224-5922
        Lugar (R-IN)  $146.4 million        202/224-4814
        Murkowski (R-AK) $63.8 million         202/224-6665
        Roberts (R-KS)  $333.0 million        202/224-4774
        Shelby (R-AL)  $635.1 million        202/224-5744
        Smith (R-OR)  $273.0 million        202/224-3753
        Snowe (R-ME)  $126.5 million        202/224-5344
        Specter (R-PA)  $404.4 million        202/224-4254
        Stevens (R-AK)  $524.5 million        202/224-3004
        Vitter (R-LA)  $386.8 million        202/224-4623
        Voinovich (R-OH) $170.6 million        202/224-3353
        Warner (R-VA)  $702.2 million        202/224-2023
        Wicker (R-MS)  (totals unavailable)  202/224-6253

NOTE: Statistics provided by http://www.taxpayer.net

Following the vote, Sen. DeMint remarked, "Tonight, too many in
Congress
embraced the earmark favor factory and proved why we have the lowest
approval rating in history...

Sen. McCain, who canceled appearances to make certain he was present
for the vote added, "We're disappointed that only 29 members of the
U.S. Senate understand that the American people want us to stop this
practice,
which has led to corruption."

++Pork Barrel Battle is not over

McCain is right, Americans do want this corrupt
process stopped, and Grassfire will continue to lead the grassroots
charge
to bring about change.

This was a setback, but beginning Monday, I promise you, we will have
formulated a plan of action that will target those 26 Republicans and
71 Democrats who blatantly turned a deaf ear to the American people. We
will be heard!

Thank you for your excellent help. I hope I can count on your continued
efforts as we work together to end congressional earmarking.

Steve

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