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Flood Insurance Rates Could Jump for Thousands of Homeowners in Hawaii

July 16, 2013 | Honolulu Civil Beat | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations , Transportation & Infrastructure

More than 13,000 Hawaii property owners — including businesses, owners of vacation homes, and those whose properties have had major problems... Read More

Landrieu inserts controversial flood insurance provision into spending bill

A major battle is unfolding in Congress over the troubled National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The fight pits homeowners in... Read More

How House Tackles WRDA Could Signal Surface Transport Approach

June 26, 2013 | Journal of Commerce | Earmarks & Appropriations , Natural Resources

The approach the U.S. House of Representatives takes in tackling the long-delayed Water Resources Development Act over the coming months... Read More

Chris Coons named to Senate Appropriations Committee

June 22, 2013 | Gannett | Earmarks & Appropriations

Sen. Chris Coons was appointed on Thursday to the Senate Appropriations Committee, one of the most powerful committees in Congress. The... Read More

Fiscal group enraged by limits on House farm bill amendments

June 20, 2013 | The Hill | Agriculture , Earmarks & Appropriations

Deficit hawks at Taxpayers for Common Sense are enraged Wednesday by limits imposed by the House Rules Committee on farm bill... Read More

House to Consider 100-Plus Farm Bill Amendments; Passage May Slip to Next Week

June 20, 2013 | Roll Call | Agriculture , Earmarks & Appropriations

The House launched into debate of more than 100 amendments to the farm bill Wednesday, but there were signs that final passage might be... Read More

Earmarks 2.0: Plenty of Swag for Hawaii In Defense Bills

June 19, 2013 | Honolulu Civil Beat | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

The end of earmarks and the loss of Hawaii’s senior U.S. senators might well have led to something bordering on an economic catastrophe for... Read More

Farm bill cuts judged both too much, not enough

June 17, 2013 | The Washington Times | Agriculture , Earmarks & Appropriations

A year after they failed to pass a farm bill and suffered for it in several big congressional races, House Republicans think they’ve finally... Read More

Alan Grayson says bill clearing way for Keystone XL pipeline is an earmark

May 31, 2013 | Politifact | Earmarks & Appropriations , Energy

Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., called a bill to advance the Keystone XL pipeline an earmark. Is it? Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., recently took... Read More

Should Emergency Disaster Relief Funding Be Offset With Budget Cuts?

May 24, 2013 | U.S. News | Earmarks & Appropriations

A devastating tornado struck Moore, Okla. and surrounding areas on Monday, killing dozens and leaving little but rubble in its wake.... 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