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How Sandy Aid is Shaping Up as House Prepares for Vote

January 09, 2013 | WNYC (AP) | Earmarks & Appropriations

The Republican-controlled House is expected to vote next week on the remaining $50.7 billion in Sandy aid, after $9.7 billion in flood... Read More

4 Common Sense Ways Congress Should Deal With Our Finances

January 09, 2013 | U.S. News (AP) | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

Last week the 113th Congress was sworn in. While newly elected members of Congress are still finding their way around the House and Senate... Read More

Pentagon sponsors parade float, football games while facing budget cuts

January 08, 2013 | Washington Guardian | National Security

As the nation hung perilously close to the fiscal cliff and the Pentagon faced its steepest budget cuts in history, the military was... Read More

Shelby takes top GOP seat on Appropriations

January 08, 2013 | USA Today (AP) | Earmarks & Appropriations

WASHINGTON — Sen. Richard Shelby is the new top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, where he’ll have an even greater say in... Read More

In ‘fiscal cliff’ bill, White House was key to corporate tax breaks

January 08, 2013 | Reuters | Budget & Tax , Energy

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - As the U.S. Congress rushed last week to approve a "fiscal cliff" tax bill that raised income taxes on the... Read More

Obama signs porkless Sandy bill, Reid offends Katrina victims

January 07, 2013 | Examiner | Earmarks & Appropriations

On Sunday, President Obama signed a long-awaited bill to provide emergency federal aid to Hurricane Sandy victims in New York, New Jersey... Read More

Nightly News: Cutting the deficit - or - raising money for projects?

January 07, 2013 | NBC | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

With the nation’s debate at nearly $16.5 trillion, increasing at $140 million an hour, the White House and Congress agreed to increase taxes... Read More

Fiscal Cliff Winner: Tax Breaks for Oil and Gas Industries

January 07, 2013 | AllGov.com | Energy

The fiscal cliff deal reached in Washington proved to be a winner for the oil and gas industry on two counts. First and foremost, the... Read More

Reid offends Katrina victims, while Obama signs porkless Sandy bill

January 07, 2013 | The Times-Picayune | Earmarks & Appropriations

WASHINGTON - Comparing disasters is probably never a good idea because regardless of the size it's a travesty for those directly affected.... Read More

Taxpayers for Common Sense’s Stephen Ellis on Hurricane Sandy Relief

January 07, 2013 | CSPAN - Washington Journal | Earmarks & Appropriations

Washington, DC Justin Hyde, Yahoo Autos Senior Editor Topic: An estimated 14.5 million cars were sold in the United States in 2012. ... 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