Wilson: We Are Leading the Fight for Greater Fiscal Responsibility

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 20, 2007

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Wilson: We Are Leading the Fight for Greater Fiscal Responsibility

- Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement today after he joined many of his colleagues in signing a petition which would force a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives to apply earmark reforms to tax bills and authorization bills.

“The American people demand and deserve a transparent and open process whenever government spends their hard-earned taxpayer dollars,” said Wilson. “By making sure that all earmarks receive equal scrutiny no matter what type of legislation they are a part of, we will take another step toward reining in federal spending.”

“Early this year, Republicans led a successful fight to require members to attach their names to any earmark they request and to provide for an open debate on those requests. This ended the majority’s plan to simply airdrop spending requests into bills at the eleventh hour. Once again, we are leading the fight for greater fiscal responsibility. I hope that Democrats will join us in standing up for the American taxpayer by supporting this petition and adopting these changes.”

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