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04/14/08 Musgrave believes there should be reform in the current earmarking system instead of a complete abolishment thereof. "In her failed bid for a House Appropriations Committee seat, Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-Colo.) promised to request only existing earmarks. Her chief of staff, Guy Short, told a local newspaper in February that if Musgrave had won the seat, the state would have benefited from taxpayer funds. Musgrave signed off on more than $27 million of earmarks by herself or with other members last year, according to TCS. "Since then, Musgrave has moved to end all her earmark requests this year, according to a March statement. "'Until public confidence is restored, I believe we must end all earmarks,' Musgrave said. 'Until we find a real solution to this problem, I will refuse to participate in this broken process.'"