What's Happening in Earmarks & Appropriations

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Statement by Ms. Ryan Alexander, President, Taxpayers for Common Sense on the State of the Union Address

January 27, 2010 | Statements | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

Washington, DC - The President laid out the economic and fiscal challenges facing the country tonight in the State of the Union. The... Read More

House Ethics Committee Investigation Memo Available

November 30, 2009 | Our Take | Earmarks & Appropriations

The July House Ethics Committee weekly summary report the Washington Post reported on last month is now available here. Wikileaks posted... Read More

Watchdogs to Defense Secretary Gates: Tell Congress Earmarks Cannot be Tolerated

October 14, 2009 | Our Take | Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

Government watchdogs yesterday sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates urging him to make it unmistakably clear to Congress... Read More

Senators Deliver Earmark Cash for Campaign Contributors

October 07, 2009 | Our Take | Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) has cross-referenced earmarks sought and obtained by Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee members... Read More

Inouye, Cochran Benefit from Earmark Recipients

September 28, 2009 | Our Take | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

Taxpayers for Common Sense has mapped the connections between earmarks and campaign contributions for the chairman and ranking member of... Read More

Watchdogs Release Database Detailing Earmarks and Campaign Contributions

August 12, 2009 | Press Releases | Earmarks & Appropriations

                                                                          For immediate... Read More

House Opportunity to Shoot Down Funding for Defense Contractor Raided by FBI

There are several amendments on the House Defense spending bill that is on the floor this morning. In addition to the important earmark... Read More

House Defense Appropriators Rake in Earmarks for Campaign Contributors

July 23, 2009 | Our Take | Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

Taxpayers for Common Sense analyzed the FY2010 Defense Appropriations spending bill that recently passed the House Appropriations... Read More

House Defense Appropriations Committee Members Rake in Nearly $1 million from Potential Earmark Beneficiaries

A Taxpayers for Common Sense analysis found that the House lawmakers who write the annual defense spending bill asked for billions of... Read More

Ethics Committee Reviewing Lawmaker-PMA Group Ties

June 11, 2009 | Our Take | Earmarks & Appropriations

As reported by Roll Call, the House Ethics Committee has announced that it is reviewing the PMA Group, a lobbying firm under... 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