The Hill newspaper reports on a working group appointed this week by Senator Mitch McConnell:

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the fiscal reform working group would recommend ways for the Senate to bring about greater transparency and fiscal responsibility to government spending. The group will report findings to the Republican Conference by March 15.

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A GOP leadership aide, who said the task force would have a wide jurisdiction, noted it includes members from the Appropriations and Finance committees, as well as a top reformer in Coburn. The broad membership is intended to ensure the best recommendations on earmarks are provided.

“Although we’ve taken steps in the past to reform the spending process, more can and should be done to restore the public’s trust and bring greater transparency to the way the federal government spends taxpayers’ money,” McConnell said in a release.