March 15, 2008
Posted: 09:09 AM ET
Sen. John McCain of Arizona has long been a vocal critic of earmarks.
SPRINGFIELD, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Sen. John McCain charged Friday the Senate was ignoring the will of the people when it rejected a one-year moratorium on earmarks that he co-sponsored. The Senate voted 71-29 against the ban late Thursday night. "There's only one place left in America that they don't get it," McCain told a town hall gathering outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, referring to Washington. "Pork-barrel spending is out of control and Americans want it stopped." Filed under: John McCain |
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