Category: fiscal responsibi

<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/11/AR2006121101305.html" title="Free Registration Required">Democrats Freeze Earmarks for Now</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Democratic leaders declared a temporary moratorium on special-interest provisions known as earmarks as they attempt to cope with a budget crisis left by the outgoing Republican-led 109th Congress.<br />n<br />nCongress adjourned early Saturday, having completed work on two of the 11 spending bills for the…