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FY07 Spending Bill

Four and half months into the fiscal year, 2007 appropriations are finally done. What a mess. The Republicans left a mess by not getting...

Omnibus: 48 Hrs. to Read the Bill ﾖ HA! Earmark Disclosure ﾖ Double HA!!

Here’s the likely scenario: The Omnibus spending bill appears tomorrow, runs through a revolving door at the Rules committee and makes a...

Presidentﾒs SAP on FY07 Omnibus

The President’s Statement of Administration Policy on the FY07 spending bill is out. I am heartened by the Administration's comment: “The...

Spending Bill Machinations

Good theater on the House floor today (if you're a geek like me). Before getting to the substance, I thought I would comment on a nearly...

Continuing Resolution 101

The House Rules Committee is supposed to consider the FY07 Continuing Resolution (CR) today at 3 PM. CR 101: For the last several years,...

Continuing Resolution Rumors

The long-term continuing resolution for FY07 appropriations is supposed to be considered by the House on Wednesday. It should come out on...

Support Cloture on Gregg ‘A Second Look At Wasteful Spending’ Amendment

Dear Senator: Taxpayers for Common Sense Action urges you to support cloture on Sen. Judd Gregg’s (R-NH) amendment, “A Second Look at...

Earmark Transparency One Step Closer

Tonight, the Senate unanimously passed an amendment to the ethics bill to bring earmarks out of the shadowy corridors of the capitol and...

Approve DeMint Amendment to Improve Earmark Disclosure and Transparency

Dear Senator: Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) Action, a non-partisan budget watchdog, strongly urges your support of Senator Jim DeMint’s...

Little More on Earmark Reforms

So, I keep looking for potential loopholes in the rule. One question that comes up in my head is the rule's definition of earmark where it...

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as...