President Bush comments on earmarks before signing an Executive Order

Posted by Jay Goodman Tamboli on January 29, 2008 |

The president brought the pool in for a brief statement on earmarks, prefaced by a congratulations to the House for passing the stimulus package. His statement reiterated his veto threat of any appropriations bill that did not cut the number and amount of earmarks in half, and he explained that his executive order would prohibit agencies from following earmarks expressed in committee reports and not voted on by Congress. (2:24)

 
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January 29, 2008

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