Bond Votes Against Earmark Freeze

A proposal to freeze earmark spending for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 was defeated in the Senate yesterday by a 68-29 vote. Sen. Kit Bond voted to kill the proposal, Sen. Claire McCaskill supported the moratorium.

Twenty-four Republicans voted for the measure, sponsored by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), and 15 GOP senators voted against it.  Just four Democrats, including McCaskill, voted with DeMint for temporary ban.