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Conservative Groups Urge Open Rule on Defense Appropriations

July 26, 2013 | Congressional Quarterly News | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

Conservative groups and budget watchdogs on Monday urged House Republican leaders to abandon a plan to limit debate on the largest annual... Read More

For Rahall, Representation Means Fighting for Resources

July 25, 2013 | National Journal | Earmarks & Appropriations

Nick Rahall knew exactly what he wanted to do when West Virginia sent him to Washington in 1976, and almost four decades later he is still... Read More

Shhhh. Republicans Are Defending Earmarks.

July 25, 2013 | National Journal | Earmarks & Appropriations

Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee are starting to quietly defend earmarks, three years after Congress... Read More

All In W/ Chris Hayes: House passes Farm Bill with zero Democratic votes

July 23, 2013 | MSNBC | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

Watch All In with Chris Hayes for the latest on the battle in Washington over food stamps and the Farm Bill, as the House passed a new... Read More

Conservative groups push Republican leaders to open up Defense bill

A group of 11 conservative organizations are calling on Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to keep the Defense Appropriations bill open to all... Read More

House Speaker John Boehner says rushed farm bill was nearly the same as old one

July 11, 2013 | PolitiFact | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

House Republicans rushed a new farm bill to a vote last week. But it wasn’t really all that new, Speaker John Boehner argued. Sure,... Read More

Immigration debate continues for Tennessee senators

July 03, 2013 | Gannett | Budget & Tax , National Security

Even though Tennessee's senators insist otherwise, critics say the immigration reform legislation they helped pass amounts to amnesty for... Read More

Immigration Deal Would Boost Defense Manufacturers

July 01, 2013 | The Washington Post | Budget & Tax , National Security

The border security plan the Senate approved last week includes unusual language mandatingthe purchase of specific models of helicopters and... Read More

Nearly One in Five Members of Congress Gets Paid Twice

June 28, 2013 | National Journal | Budget & Tax

To solve the debt crisis, Americans—who are already suffering in these tough economic times—will have to make even more sacrifices, Rep.... 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

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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