I think that is probably the reason there was not one.
Any of these earmarks that they talk about, if you kill an earmark on the floor of the Senate, it does not save one cent...
This year I again was ranked by National Journal as the most conservative Senator.
The only last thing I wanted to say in terms of the earmark argument is the importance of authorization.
Regularly enacted WRDA bills provide the best opportunities to address our Nation's water resources infrastructure needs...
I made some pretty strong statements concerning this fraud called earmarks.
We have needs that are out there. We have, in my State of Oklahoma, things that need to be done.
This is the way it is supposed to happen.
My point is this. We can all agree that Government has functions to perform.
I support the Chair's intent to move a Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA, this year.
This WRDA bill is to make sure that we do not put out things that are not deserving of public funding.