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Puerto Rico Gets Emergency Sandy Money, Despite Being More Than 1000 Miles from Major Damage

January 22, 2013 | NPR Chamber | Earmarks & Appropriations

Puerto Rico, an island 1500 miles from the major damage along the Atlantic coast inflicted by Hurricane Sandy, is slated to receive millions... Read More

Superstorm destruction was good news for jolly prophet of doom

January 18, 2013 | Environment and Energy Publishing | Earmarks & Appropriations

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. -- Superstorm Sandy made Orrin Pilkey smile. For more than 40 years, the renowned coastal geologist has preached a... Read More

House Approves $50.7B For Sandy Victims

January 16, 2013 | NPR News | Earmarks & Appropriations

Update at 7:35 p.m. House Passes Measure The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to approve $50.7 billion in aid for victims of... Read More

Sandy relief package passes with extra spending intact

January 16, 2013 | The Washington Examiner | Earmarks & Appropriations

The House on Tuesday passed a $51 billion disaster relief package intended to aid the victims of October's Superstorm Sandy, but it is also... Read More

Sandy Aid Under Fire in House

January 16, 2013 | Ivy Exec | Earmarks & Appropriations

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is expected to vote today on its superstorm Sandy aid package, a crucial test that could... Read More

All eyes on Congress over Sandy aid package

January 16, 2013 | The Examiner | Earmarks & Appropriations

Congress should realize that the people of New York and New Jersey and their elected officials are watching closely as they prepare to vote... Read More

Sandy relief bill faces ‘not-so-fast’ criticism

January 15, 2013 | The Boston Globe (AP) | Earmarks & Appropriations

WASHINGTON — Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a ‘‘not-so-fast’’ campaign against a $50.7 billion Hurricane Sandy aid package... Read More

Fear of Earmarks Sparks Split in Sandy Aid Bill

January 15, 2013 | TIME Magazine | Earmarks & Appropriations

When House Republicans decided to ban earmarks in 2010, they boasted the move would change the way Washington does business. It has, though... Read More

Critics Complain Sandy Aid Tied to Other Projects

January 15, 2013 | NBC News (AP) | Earmarks & Appropriations

Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $50.7 billion Sandy aid package that Northeastern... Read More

Watchdog sees pork in Sandy relief bill

January 15, 2013 | The Washington Times | Earmarks & Appropriations

As Congress takes up the second slice of relief money for Superstorm Sandy, the influential Club for Growth said Monday it will seek to... 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