Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX), a GOP Deputy Whip and a member of the House Select Committee on Earmark Reform, applauded the House Republican Conference for acting to end earmark requests for this Congress. 
 
“This is a fresh break from the past. An earmark moratorium, until the abuses can be stopped, is the strongest signal that Republicans understand the spending mistakes of the past and can govern in a fiscally responsible manner in the future,” said Brady, who stopped submitting new earmark requests three years ago.
 
“Local project requests have a place, but earmarks in Washington have simply grown out of control. Even if Democrats don't follow, this moratorium shows we are dead serious about 'rebooting the computer' and cleaning out the junk in the earmark system,” Brady continued.