Will GOP Uphold Their Promised Ban on Earmarks?

Dec. 9, 2010— -- The newly appointed chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, in an effort to cut spending and whittle down the national debt, promised Wednesday he would uphold the Republicans' promise to ban earmarks in the next Congress.

But Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky., who was ratified Wednesday as the committee chairman, has pushed through 135 earmarks worth $246 million in the last two years, earning him the nickname "Prince of Pork."

"No more earmarks," he said. "I'll be the enforcer of the moratorium."

"The electorate told us, I think, the No. 1 thing they want is to cut spending," he said. "And that's what we'll do."

Our question to you today: Do you believe Rogers and the GOP will keep their promise to ban earmarks?

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