 She also published earmark requests she received and her personal financial statement.This "Sunlight Report", as her office termed it, was praised by a "New York Times" editorial in December 2006 as being a "quiet touch of revolution" in a non-transparent system.Regarding the earmarking process, Gillibrand stated that she wanted whatever was best for her district and would require every project to pass a "greatest-need, greatest-good" test.