Debate Quote by Lauren Boebert

Earmarks have become a symbol of a Congress that has broken faith with the people. This earmark ban shows the American people we are…

— John Boehner

The responsible use of earmarks can have public benefits.

— Jeff Fortenberry

Earmarks are supposed to be bad. But they don't increase spending.

— Todd Tiahrt

The earmark favor factory needs to be boarded up and demolished, not turned over to new management that may or may not have a…

— Tom Coburn

I have never been opposed to earmarks.

— Judd Gregg

Frankly, earmarking is not the problem. It is a symptom of the problem.

— Claire McCaskill

If the earmark is reinstated, get ready for an avalanche of government waste coming in the form of a Democrat wish list.

— Lauren Boebert

If a scientist were to cut his ear off, no one would take it as evidence of a heightened sensibility.

— Peter Medawar

Many of the earmark request forms are actually filled out by lobbyists and then just turned in by the member's staff to the appropriations…

— Jeff Flake

What makes it possible for politicians to do so many things that are economically counterproductive is that neither the public nor the media know…

— Thomas Sowell

Politicians like to tell people what they want to hear - and what they want to hear is what won't happen.

— Paul Samuelson

Every politician must be able to keep both feet on the fence with his ear to the ground.

— Gracie Allen