Senate Democrat Leaders Oppose Earmark Ban

Sens. Clinton and Obama are cosponsoring it, however, setting the stage for a showdown.  Reformers versus the leaders of both parties in Senate…

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Senate Democratic leaders are opposing efforts to use the fiscal 2009 budget resolution to impose a one-year moratorium on member earmarks, a plan that may face procedural obstacles that would be hard to surmount.