House Dems adopt limits on 'earmarks,' deficit spending

January 6, 2007
House Dems adopt limits on 'earmarks,' deficit spending

The so-called pay-as-you-go budget rules were passed with broad support as part of a package that
also requires lawmakers to disclose which "earmarks," or spending items, they have added to bills.
The explosion of earmarks in recent years -- including the infamous "bridge to nowhere" in Alaska
-- fueled voters' anger and contributed to Republicans' election losses last fall.