WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement regarding earmarks:

"The message from the 2010 election was unmistakable: Washington spends too much and borrows too much.  I want to take every possible step to reduce spending, decrease the debt and limit the size of the federal government.   Since joining the Senate in 2007, I have voted consistently for earmark reform.  Banning earmarks will not on its own put our fiscal house in order.  It will however send a strong message that we need to do something different and I plan to continue to vote for it."

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