Rep. Jeb Hensarling (flanked by fellow fiscal cons Jeff Flake and Mike Pence) spoke today in favor of the earmark transparency rule that just passed the House. His remarks highlighted the absurdity of out-of-control spending in Washington:

$273,000 to implement garden mosaics at a local university.
$179,000 to produce hydroponic tomatoes.
$550,000 for a museum of glass. $400,000 for an Italian market in the Bronx. A half a million dollars for buses at Disneyland.
Mr. Speaker there are many worthy earmarks, worthy of this institution. But today there are still too many that do not pass the smell test, that do not pass the laugh test, and certainly do not pass the fiscal responsibility test.

Watch the rest here.