John Cornyn: “I think it is easy to see why it is inappropriate that we spend the Federal taxpayer dollar on some of these topics.…”

“I think it is easy to see why it is inappropriate that we spend the Federal taxpayer dollar on some of these topics. Here again, my amendment does not limit these earmarks because I believe there will be a self-corrective mechanism through greater transparency and the accountability that comes with it. That is why I so strongly support the efforts that have been undertaken here on a bipartisan basis to bring greater transparency to the earmark process, because I think it is a problem that can literally fix itself.”