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In the 111th session of Congress, Rep. Upton tabled $7,225,000 in federal funds through 11 earmarks, but political pressure from inside of the Republican party led Rep. Upton announce his support for a Republican initiative to install a moratorium in Congress on legislative earmarks to reduce unnecessary budget expenditures and the fiscal deficit. According to the the Council of Citizens Against Government Waste, a taxpayer watchdog group, Rep. Upton refrained from all earmarking activities during the 112th Congress.