George Voinovich: “I very much would hope that as we go forward this year that Senator Inhofe and Senator Jeffords and you and those who…”

I rise today to express my opposition to the moratorium on earmarks that has been proposed by many of my colleagues. We have done a lot of crusading around here against these so-called earmarks, or congressionally directed spending items…

There are some wonderful things that are happening in committees in the Senate.

the current structure falls short in comparison to a model that provides additional accountability and reasonably insulates the organization from political interference

I think it is an area ripe for some oversight hearings and legislation.