March 13, 2008
Posted: March 13th, 2008 01:27 PM ET
(CNN) - Barack Obama released his entire earmark requests since becoming a U.S. senator Monday, after months of declining to do so. The disclosure was made the same day all the presidential candidates returned to the Senate to vote on a bill calling for a one-year moratorium on all federal earmarks. (View his earmark requests) The Obama campaign - which had previously released the senator's 2007 earmark requests but not those from 2005 and 2006 - also called on rival Hillary Clinton to do the same. "Bringing real change requires changing the way we do business in Washington,” Obama Communications Director Robert Gibbs said. “If Senator Clinton will not agree to join Senator Obama in releasing her earmark requests, voters should ask why she doesn’t believe they have the right to know she wants to spend their tax dollars.” The Clinton campaign was asked about earmarks on a press call Thursday afternoon before Obama released his requests. The campaign deferred questioning to Clinton's Senate office. CNN is awaiting a response. Clinton and Obama announced this week they favor the one year moratorium, despite their own use of earmarks. The bill is not expected to pass. Related: White House hopefuls scrap over earmarks – CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney Filed under: Barack Obama Hillary Clinton |
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