All Posts Tagged With: "Pork"
Reid - Founding Fathers Created America for
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Hot Air
by Ed Morrissey
If Harry Reid didn’t exist, Republicans would have to invent him. His latest hilarity comes in response to the effort by DeMint to win a one-year moratorium on earkmarking. Reid objected this evening, claiming that the Founding Fathers would weep at the loss of the mechanism that allows legislators to sell [...]
Republicans Backtracking on Earmark Reform
House Republicans pick pork-loving Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.)
Townhall
By Robert Bluey
Just when it appeared House Republicans had turned the corner on earmark reform, party leaders did the unthinkable. They picked pork-loving Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) for the vacant seat on the Appropriations Committee, bypassing conservatives such as Reps. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Marilyn Musgrave (R-Colo.). In [...]
Teachers In New York Get Big Gift From GOP
Deal Struck in N.Y. Senate
New York Sun
By JACOB GERSHMAN
Two weeks after the state’s largest teachers union gave Senate Republicans a boost by endorsing their candidate in a critical special election race, Republican lawmakers fast-tracked a bill that would allow New York City teachers to retire with full benefits five years sooner than they can now.
The [...]
McCain Hits Obama Hard On Earmarks
Say’s Obama publicity release lacks specifics
Fox News Embeds
by Mosheh Oinounou
Calling on Sen. Barack Obama to live up to his call for more transparency in government, Sen. John McCain chided the Illinois Senator for failing to release some of his personal earmark requests.
While Obama has publicly released his 2007 earmark requests to the Senate Appropriations Committee, [...]
Dem Leaders Shower Pork On Freshmen
Democratic leaders have sent tens of millions of dollars to freshman lawmakers’ districts
The Hill
By Alexander Bolton
Rep. Phil Hare (D), a freshman from western Illinois. He received $92.2 million worth of earmarks, almost the same amount as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), according to the TCS analysis. The group compiled a database of every earmark passed [...]
Obama, Clinton Porkfest, Where’s McCain?
Almost A Half-Billion Dollars
Captain’s Quarters
In one corner, we have John McCain, who has not requested an earmark for years and who has vowed to veto any bill as President which contains them.
In the other corner, still fighting between themselves, we have Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, who have combined for over $430 million in [...]
Here comes the big collapse by Bush, Hill GOP on earmarks
Porkbusters
Andrew Moylan of the National Taxpayers Union reports lots of buzz on Capitol Hill about President Bush’s apparent decision to not sign an Executive Order that could kill the majority of earmarks from the $515 billion omnibus spending bill approved last year.
Such an Executive Order would direct executive branch agencies to ignore all earmarks air-dropped [...]
And While We’re On The Subject, Pork/Earmarks
Republicans & Pork
2008-01-22 23:23:34
Dr. Melissa Clouthier
With the exception of a tiny band of GOP senators led by Tom Coburn, R-OK, and Jim DeMint, R-SC, and House Minority Leader John Boehner, Republican Study Committee chairman Jeb Hensarling and the small caucus of anti-earmark conservatives, the congressional GOP is every bit as addicted to pork-barrel politics as [...]
Earmarks/Pork - Rep/Dem/Rep/Dem same old ….
Earmarks Didn’t Drop Under Democrats
The Foundry - Pork Busters
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Senator Tom Coburn’s (R-OK) staff prepared a handy chart highlighting the changes, which Mark Tapscott has posted over at Examiner.com.
And more: Coburn’s office just released the following statement:
“Rather than opening the secret chambers of government to the public, this new Congress has opted to change the locks. [...]
Bipartisanship push sparks conservative revolt
By Manu Raju TheHill.com
Senate Republicans’ decision to tone down the partisan rhetoric and embrace a bipartisan strategy in the election year has sparked anger from conservatives calling for a more aggressive push against earmarks and spending. Read More…
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