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One month after voting in support of a $60 billion relief package for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, some lawmakers in Bucks and Burlington...
Government fiscal reform needs to come in the form of accountability, prioritizing by need and training if long term success is to be seen,...
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., re-introduced bipartisan legislation that would permanently ban earmark spending in Congress.
The Earmark...
The financial sting from Hurricane Sandy lingers, but it is encouraging to see more businesses and policymakers embracing bold measures to...
Congress likes to say it no longer does earmarks, the provisions that direct federal dollars to serve local interests or campaign...
Washington - In these early days of his second term, President Obama isn’t just promoting legislation on guns and immigration. The president...
WASHINGTON — Deficit spending and non-emergency items like repairing the Smithsonian's roof prompted Sen. Pat Toomey to vote against Sandy...
OLYMPIA — A few days after Washington lawmakers approved a budget deal to lower state spending last year, small-government Rep. Gary...
Washington - A long-awaited $50.5 billion Hurricane Sandy-relief bill is heading to President Obama for his signature -- and with that comes...
An hour before Northeast residents celebrate Congress' final approval of Sandy relief funds this evening, senators will be asked to...
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While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as...
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