On Tuesday, Republicans in the Senate (as well as those who are about to join the Senate) will vote in a closed door session on whether to support an earmark moratorium, which has been recommended by Senators Jim DeMint and Tom Coburn. The most comprehensive list of the current whip count has been compiled by Taxpayers Against Earmarks. According to the group’s figures — and reporting by THE WEEKLY STANDARD can back most of this up — these are the senators and senators-elect who will vote in favor of the earmark moratorium:
Kelly Ayotte (NH)
John Barrasso (WY)
Richard Burr (NC)
Dan Coats (IN)
Tom Coburn (OK)
Bob Corker (TN)
John Cornyn (TX)
Jim DeMint (SC)
John Ensign (NV)
Mike Enzi (WY)
Orrin Hatch (UT)
Mike Johanns (NE)
Ron Johnson (WI)
Mark Kirk (IL)
Mike Lee (UT)
Rand Paul (KY)
Marco Rubio (FL)
Jeff Sessions (AL)
Pat Toomey (PA)
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