STATEMENT BY JOHN MCCAIN ON ONE YEAR MORATORIUM ON EARMARKS
McCain today issued the following statement in support of imposing a one-year moratorium on earmarks:
"Next week, as the Senate begins to address this year's budget, I will join with Senator Jim DeMint, in sponsoring an amendment to impose a one-year moratorium on earmarks. The American public has spoken: No More 'Bridges to Nowhere.' We should begin now.
"I call on my Democratic colleagues, Senators Clinton and Obama, to join me in supporting the DeMint amendment and make this a bipartisan effort to return the budget to a focus on genuine national priorities. And, in the spirit of openness and transparency in government, I call on them to fully disclose all of their earmark requests while serving in the U.S. Senate.
"I am committed to reforming the federal government. I hope that all those seeking higher office will support change in the right direction by taking action to rein in wasteful spending and begin to restore the trust in government that the American people demand."
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McCain's presidential campaign today announced that John McCain will hold a media availability in St. Louis, Missouri on Monday, March 10th and a town hall meeting, followed by a media availability, on Tuesday, March 11th.
Monday, March 10, 2008
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
WHO: John McCain
WHAT: Media Availability
WHEN: Monday, March 10, 2008 at 5:10 p.m. CDT
Press Set Up Time: 4:30 p.m. CDT
WHERE: Signature FBO -- St. Louis International Airport
5995 James South McDonnell Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63134
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
WHO: John McCain
WHAT: Town Hall Meeting
WHEN: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 8:15 a.m. CDT
Press Set Up Time: 7:30 a.m. CDT
WHERE: Savvis, Inc.
1 Savvis Parkway
St. Louis, MO 63017
WHO: John McCain
WHAT: Media Availability
WHEN: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. CDT
Press Set Up Time: 9:15 a.m. CDT
WHERE: Savvis, Inc.
1 Savvis Parkway
St. Louis, MO 63017
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