Mr. Pence said, “If Democrats should refuse to accept this challenge, House Republicans must continue to lead on earmark reform by embracing an immediate moratorium on all earmark spending…Nothing short of a full moratorium, followed by public hearings and reform, will restore public confidence in Congressional appropriations."

Representative Mike Pence, Republican of Indiana, said, “I still believe House Republicans should embrace an immediate one-year moratorium on earmark spending, even if the Democrats don’t join us.”