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Complete Database of House and Senate Earmark Requests

June 01, 2009 | Reports & Data | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

After searching all 99 senate websites (remember the Coleman/Franken Minnesota race is still unresolved), we now have a complete database... Read More

Visclosky FY08 & FY09 PMA Client Earmarks

May 28, 2009 | Reports & Data | Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

The FBI has subpoenaed various records and documents from Rep. Visclosky’s (D-IN) offices in relation to the previously raided PMA Group... Read More

Database of FY2010 Earmark Requests

May 06, 2009 | Reports & Data | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

Update (May 7, 2009):  It has now been just over a month since the deadline for members to disclose on their websites all FY2010 earmark... Read More

Stevens Trial: Defense Exhibits

October 29, 2008 | Earmarks & Appropriations

The following is an exhaustive list of defense exhibits introduced in the trial against Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK), which concluded last week... Read More

Stevens Trial: Allen Details Gifts to Stevens

September 30, 2008 | Earmarks & Appropriations

Wednesday Morning (10/1/08): Note:  The afternoon testimony was cancelled due to a problem with a juror.  Allen will be back on the stand... Read More

President Signs Earmark-Laden Spending Bill

September 29, 2008 | Reports & Data | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

President George W. Bush signed a massive year-end spending bill late Tuesday, just hours before a new fiscal year began. The "Minibus"... Read More

Stevens Tops FY2009 Earmark Heap

September 24, 2008 | Reports & Data | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

As Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) sat today in a federal courthouse while jurors were chosen in the federal trial against him, he received at... Read More

2,321 Earmarks worth $6.6 Billion in Minibus Legislation

September 23, 2008 | Reports & Data | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

After a bit of speed reading, TCS staff came up with earmark totals for the CR/Def/DHS/MilCon bill that was released 13 hours ago. These... Read More

Sample of Earmarks in the FY09 Minibus

September 23, 2008 | Reports & Data | Earmarks & Appropriations

It’s slow going looking through the earmarks, but here’s a few – some are repeat customers and some are rookie earmarks. More to... Read More

Congress Releases $600 Billion Spending Bill for 2009

September 23, 2008 | Reports & Data | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

Late last night, the House released the more than $600 billion FY09 CR/MiniBus legislation, to fund much of the government through early... Read More

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Weekly Wastebasket

Our weekly reality-check for federal spending. View All

September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More