Steve King: “I remember the Presidential campaign. I remember John McCain and Barack Obama both taking the pledge that there would be…”

“I remember the Presidential campaign. I remember John McCain and Barack Obama both taking the pledge that there would be no earmarks in their administration. And I want to point out that President Obama made the point specifically about this recovery package that there would be no earmarks. And he said, ``we will ban all earmarks in the recovery package.'' I'm quoting the President of the United States. ``And I describe earmarks as the process by which individual Members insert pet projects without review. So what I'm saying is, we're not having earmarks in the recovery package, period.'' That is the clear statement the President of the United States recently made within the context of this recovery package.”