House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) essentially ignored Republicans’ letter calling for a bipartisan moratorium on Congressional earmarks — that is, the pet projects that members of Congress slip into the budget for their own districts. In response, Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) will use a parliamentary maneuver tomorrow to force a vote on a six-month moratorium.

The plan, drawn up by Reps. Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.), Frank Wolf (R-Va.) and Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), would also create a panel to assess the question of earmarks and spending reform.

The vote will come tomorrow when the House considers the Higher Education bill. This is certainly not a vote that Democrats will want to take.