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“Over two years ago I took an unpopular stand against this broken and corrupt earmark process by refusing to participate until it is reformed. Today I am encouraged that every House Republican has joined me in this stand and sending a strong message that it is no longer business as usual in Washington. Today’s commitment is a good start, but Congress needs to do more. I encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to extend this moratorium until the system is permanently fixed.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10) helped honor nearly 200 women at the U.S. Capitol today, who received the Congressional Gold Medal for their service as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II. Twenty-two of the women present were from Texas. Among them was Mildred Dalrymple of Austin (photo attached), who Rep. McCaul formally recognized at a ceremony in Austin last summer.

“If Chairman Obey and the Democrats were truly interested in stopping wasteful spending they would join me in overhauling the earmark system. Two years ago I took a stand against this broken and corrupt process by refusing to participate until it is reformed. Americans deserve a real commitment to stop spending their hard-earned money on wasteful special interest pork projects.