{"id":118,"date":"2008-01-23T12:41:43","date_gmt":"2008-01-23T12:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nathansnews.com\/house-passes-earmark-reform-rule-change.htm"},"modified":"2008-01-23T12:41:43","modified_gmt":"2008-01-23T12:41:43","slug":"house-passes-earmark-reform-rule-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathansnews.com\/2008\/01\/house-passes-earmark-reform-rule-change\/","title":{"rendered":"House passes Earmark Reform rule change"},"content":{"rendered":"\"\"\n

Office of the Speaker<\/p>\n

SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES<\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
\nContact: Greg Foster
\nJanuary 23, 2008\t\t\t\t\t\t (803) 734-3125
\nfosterg@scstatehouse.net<\/p>\n

House Passes Earmark Reform Rule<\/p>\n

Rule change, first major accomplishment in ending hidden earmark spending<\/p>\n

(Columbia, SC) \u2013 Today, House Speaker Bobby Harrell <\/strong>and the House Republican Caucus approved a change to House Rules <\/a>that will end the practice of hidden earmark spending in our state\u2019s budget.<\/p>\n

Speaker Harrell called the plan, \u201cA victory for the taxpayers.\u201d Harrell said, \u201cLawmakers must be held accountable for how the taxpayer\u2019s money is spent. If lawmakers are not willing to put their name by an item they are requesting, it is probably something that should not be done in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nathan Ballentine <\/strong>\u201cThis is a major step in bringing more transparency to the way we spend the taxpayer\u2019s money. This move should go a long way in helping to reduce wasteful spending in our state\u2019s budget<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The House Rule will require legislators to attach their name and a description of the spending project to any non-agency request included for consideration in our state\u2019s budget. This separate document will be made available to the public throughout the budget process.<\/p>\n

House Rules Committee Chairman Brian White <\/strong>said, \u201cThis rule change sheds light on our budget process and shows the House\u2019s commitment to ending this practice of hidden spending in our state\u2019s budget.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under this rule, anonymous spending earmarks from the Senate will take a two-thirds vote from the House to be considered in the final state budget.<\/p>\n

Legislation<\/a> containing the same language as the rule change has also been introduced and is supported by the House Republican Caucus for passage by both bodies of the legislature.<\/p>\n

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