Swearing Off Pork in 2009
Earlier this year, the Club contacted every congressional office to find out who's swearing off earmarks for 2009. We expect more to come, but for right now, here are the brave lawmakers who aren't engaging in the awful pork process this year.
HOUSE (40)*
John Boehner(R-OH-08)
Eric Cantor (R-VA-07)
John Campbell (R-CA-48)
Devin Nunes (R-CA-21)
Jeff Flake (R-AZ-06)
Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA-03)
John Kline (R-MN-02)
Mike McCaul (R-TX-10)
Walter Jones (R-NC-03)
Jeb Hensarling (R-TX-05)
Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10)
Virginia Foxx (R-NC-05)
Dan Burton (R-IN-05)
Tom Price (R-GA-06)
John Shadegg (R-AZ-03)
Paul Ryan (R-WI-01)
Joe Pitts (R-PA-16)
Tom McClintock (R-CA-04)
Mike Coffman (R-CO-06)
Mike Pence (R-IN-06)
Jason Chaffetz (R-UT-03)
Darrell Issa (R-CA-49)
Walt Minnick (D-ID-01)
Steve Austria (R-OH-07)
Michelle Bachmann (R-MN-06)
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN-07)
Paul Broun (R-GA-10)
Bill Cassidy (R-LA-06)
Jim Cooper (D-TN-05)
Ron Kind (D-WI-03)
Mark Kirk (R-IL-10)
Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO-09)
Cynthia Lummis (R-WY-AL)
Kenny Marchant (R-TX-24)
Sue Myrick (R-NC-09)
Phil Roe (R-TN-01)
James Sensenbrenner (R-WI-05)
Peter Sessions (R-TX-32)
Patrick Tiberi (R-OH-12)
Henry Waxman (D-CA-30)
SENATE (8)*
Jim DeMint (R-SC)
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Russ Feingold (D-WI)
Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
Richard Burr (R-NC)
John McCain (R-AZ)
Evan Bayh (D-IN)
Mike Johanns (R-NE)
* -- The source for a lawmaker's declaration of swearing off pork is contained in the link next to their name. If there is no link, then their office contacted the Club directly to inform us of their decision.
See Last Year's List +