Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
When Does ‘Appropriator’ Become a Dirty Word? Perhaps in Georgia’s GOP Primary
April 01, 2013 |
Roll Call |
Candidates in the Georgia Republican Senate primary are jostling for the furthest right starting block in what’s likely to be a crowded... 
A powerful voice pays off for Maryland during federal budget cuts
April 01, 2013 |
Reuters |
(Reuters) - Many members of Congress looked pretty helpless this week as they fought to save cherished programs in their states from...
Lawmakers try to shield Army Corps of Engineers from cuts
March 22, 2013 |
Reuters |
As the government prepares for years of austerity, a bipartisan group of senators is aiming to give the agency that maintains ports and...
Senate limits debate on the CR
March 21, 2013 |
WJLA Capital Insider |
Congress will be knee deep in the Continuing Resolution this week, as lawmakers work to avert a government shutdown.
Steve Ellis, vice...
End of earmarks caused area water projects to dry up
February 19, 2013 |
St. Louis Post |
WASHINGTON • For decades, members of Congress used earmarks to direct the Army Corps of Engineers on which water projects to build, and...
Claire McCaskill re-introduces Earmark Elimination Act in Senate
February 11, 2013 |
University of Missouri - Maneater |
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., re-introduced bipartisan legislation that would permanently ban earmark spending in Congress.
The Earmark...
Even Without Earmarks, Tax Breaks And Special Deals Fill Bills
February 08, 2013 |
NPR - Morning Edition |
Congress likes to say it no longer does earmarks, the provisions that direct federal dollars to serve local interests or campaign...
‘Fiscal cliff’ bill filled with ‘pork’
January 03, 2013 |
San Francisco Chronicle |
The rancorously debated "fiscal cliff" bill approved by Congress this week was supposed to be a straightforward way for the country to avert...
Compromise added billions in special tax breaks
January 03, 2013 |
The Republican-American (McClatchy Newspapers) |
WASHINGTON — In the last-minute dealmaking to stop the nation from tumbling over the so-called fiscal cliff, Congress and the White House...
‘Fiscal cliff’ bill riddled with special tax breaks for select industries
January 03, 2013 |
The Commercial Appeal (Associated Press) |
WASHINGTON — The "fiscal cliff" bill that prevented income taxes from rising for most Americans also renewed special tax breaks for a...
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