House extends earmark deadline
March 21, 2007
The House has extended the deadline for submitting earmark requests so the chamber can address the important issues of the day, such as defining “request” and “financial interest” for its members.
To read the letter by Cong. David Obey, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, to Cong. Jerry Lewis, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations, please click here.
For related news, read the news articles "More House ethics confusion reigns, this time on earmarks," by Jackie Kucinich published in The Hill on March 21, 2007, and "Lewis Asks Obey For Extension Of Earmark Deadline," by Peter Cohn, published in the National Journal's "CongressDailyPM" on March 16, 2007.
Senator Tom Coburn
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security
340 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2254 Fax: 202-228-3796
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