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House Planning to Hide Earmarks From the Public

May 22, 2007 | Earmarks & Appropriations

Both CongressDaily and Roll Call (Steven Dennis' article from today pasted in at bottom) have reported that House Appropriations Chairman... Read More

Murtha Track Record on Earmark Pressure: ‘If You Vote Against This Bill, You Wonメt Have Any Input at All the Next Time’

May 20, 2007 | Earmarks & Appropriations

Rep. Rogers (R-MI) is bringing a privileged resolution to the floor to reprimand Rep. Murtha (D-PA) for threatening to eliminate any... Read More

WRDA Earmarks Aplenty

May 14, 2007 | Earmarks & Appropriations

We have completed compiling all the WRDA earmarks - all 438 of them - and their sponsors into a database. The Water Resources Development... Read More

Analysis of Chairman Murthaメs Donors

April 24, 2007 | Earmarks & Appropriations

Analysis of Chairman Murtha’s Donors.pdf

Senate Appropriations Earmark Transparency Announcement

April 16, 2007 | Earmarks & Appropriations

Senate Appropriations Chairman Byrd (D-WV) announced earlier today that the Appropriations Committee will be disclosing earmarks beginning... Read More

OMB FY05 Earmark Database Live

April 03, 2007 | Earmarks & Appropriations

Today, OMB updated their new online earmark database. If you recall, OMB's database went live a few weeks ago with incomplete data and... Read More

Taxpayers for Common Sense Statement on House Passage of Emergency Spending Bill

March 22, 2007 | Earmarks & Appropriations

Today, the House passed an emergency spending bill that weighed in $21 billion heavier than President’s $103 billion proposal. House... Read More

When an Earmark Isnメt an Earmark

March 22, 2007 | Earmarks & Appropriations

Lawmakers have already exploited a loophole in the new transparency rules that appear to allow 'immaculate conception' earmarks. Let me... Read More

Taxpayers for Common Sense Statement on the Emergency Spending Bill

March 20, 2007 | Earmarks & Appropriations

At $20 billion more than the President’s proposal, Congress’s $124 billion emergency spending bill is giving taxpayers an acute case of... Read More

Emergencies and Earmarks - Supplemental

I'm hearing that the Senate supplemental is weighing in at $121B, slightly slimmer than the House's $124B, although the Ag Emergency... Read More

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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