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Recommendations to the President for Earmark Reform

At Taxpayers for Common Sense, we believe that all funding decisions must be made on the basis of merit, federal priorities and national... Read More

Letter to the President: Pledge to Keep the Stimulus Earmark Free

February 23, 2009 | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

The President The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President, On behalf of the millions of members of our respective... Read More

FBI Raids Lobby Firm with Murtha Ties

February 09, 2009 | Earmarks & Appropriations

ABC News is reporting that the FBI has raided the offices of PMA Group, a powerful lobbying outfit here in Washington, D.C. The firm... Read More

Earmark Reform Bill Introduced in the Senate

January 08, 2009 | Earmarks & Appropriations

Taxpayers for Common Sense applauds Sens. John McCain (R-AZ), Russ Feingold (D-WI), Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) for... Read More

Congressman Gets Earmark for His Church

January 06, 2009 | Earmarks & Appropriations

Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL) appears to have taken the saying “taking care of your flock” to another level. Rush, who is also an... Read More

House, Senate Appropriators Offer Further Earmark Reforms

January 06, 2009 | Earmarks & Appropriations

Today, the House and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman announced new earmark reforms for FY10 spending bills. The new reforms:... Read More

What $24 Million Gets These Days

December 15, 2008 | Earmarks & Appropriations

The controversial National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), located in a former department store in the congressional district of Rep.... Read More

Stevens Trial: Senator Takes Stand in Own Defense

October 16, 2008 | Earmarks & Appropriations

Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK), on trial for failing to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars of gifts from Veco Corporation and its former... Read More

House Passes Bailout Bill

The House of Representatives today passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 by 263-171. Click here to read about the $110... Read More

Senate Turns Against Earmark Reform

Tonight, the Senate passed the $612.5 billion Fiscal Year 2009 defense authorization bill. Virtually all the amendments to the... Read More

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February 15, 2013

Engineering Boondoggles

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