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Transportation Committee Discloses New Earmarks

The earmark disclosure debutantes are making their way to the floor today in the technical correction bill for SAFETEA-LU (H.R.... Read More

Senate Cuts Transportation Earmarks

The FY09 Senate appropriations bill providing money for transportation and Housing and Urban Development projects contains 609 earmarks... Read More

Earmarks Moratorium, Budget Resolution and Sen. Reid

March 10, 2008 | Earmarks & Appropriations

Things on a earmark moratorium/reform are very fluid. We are hearing that Speaker Pelosi’s frustration with the earmark issue may end up... Read More

Obey Throws Down the Gauntlet

March 05, 2008 | Earmarks & Appropriations

In a letter where you can almost hear his frustration, Appropriations Chairman asked the members of the House to check off whether they... Read More

Errata to TCS FY08 Earmarks Database

February 29, 2008 | Earmarks & Appropriations

February 29, 2008 -- After consultation with Sen. Obama’s staff, TCS determined that a $7,227,500 project should be added to the database... Read More

Taxpayers for Common Sense Releases New Earmark Database

February 14, 2008 | Reports & Data | Earmarks & Appropriations

Despite reform, new database finds that Congress hasn’t lost its appetite for pork Washington, D.C. – Congress has cut earmarks by 23... Read More

TCS FY08 Earmark Database Release

February 14, 2008 | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

TCS has rolled out our FY08 earmarks database. Now you can peruse and search 11,234 Congressional earmarks worth $14.8 billion. But wait,... Read More

Golden Fleece Award

Taxpayers for Common Sense Announces New Golden Fleece Recipient Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority - Taxpayer Funded Cheerleaders... Read More

Earmark Reductions

December 18, 2007 | Earmarks & Appropriations

We’ve heard a lot today about how much the Democrats have cut earmarks over previous year levels. First off, we want to congratulate them... Read More

D-Day for Omnibus

December 17, 2007 | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

In the wee hours this morning, the omnibus emerged from the bowels of the Capitol to be posted on the House Rules site: Speed readers... Read More

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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