Feingold and McCain Team up Again

Senators Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin and John McCain, R-Arizona is teaming up to reign in pork barrel spending.

Earmark Reform, and Accountability Act of 2009 would require a supermajority of 60 votes for any pet project to stay in a spending bill and require all earmarks to be put into a searchable database 48 hours before the Senate vote. Also, anyone getting a federal contract must disclose how much he or she spent on lobbying.