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New Jersey Democrat wants pork-free Sandy storm aid bill

January 11, 2013 | The Washington Times | Earmarks & Appropriations

New Jersey Democratic Rep. Rob Andrews is demanding his colleagues strip pork payouts from a massive aid bill intended to help victims of... Read More

Pessimistic DOD Prepares for the Worst

January 11, 2013 | The Fiscal Times | Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pessimistically announced Thursday that the DOD has “no other choice but to prepare for the worst,” and plans... Read More

Morning Transportation

January 11, 2013 | Politico | Earmarks & Appropriations

GET ‘EM IN THIS WEEK: The House Rules Committee has set a deadline of 4 p.m. Friday for amendments to the Hurricane Sandy storm aid bill... Read More

Roof repairs, FBI salaries, and more—all part of disaster relief bill, group says

January 11, 2013 | Planet Washington (McClatchy Newspapers) | Earmarks & Appropriations

Not everything in the disaster relief bill, aimed at helping victims of this fall's Superstorm Sandy, relates to the storm. "The upshot is... Read More

Will HUD, Amtrak, Ohio get in on Hurricane Sandy relief action?

January 11, 2013 | The Plain Dealer | Earmarks & Appropriations , Transportation & Infrastructure

WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress don't want to appear insensitive (again) to the post-disaster needs of New Jersey and New York. Their... Read More

Group says Sandy bill would finance unrelated projects

January 11, 2013 | USA Today | Earmarks & Appropriations

WASHINGTON – A taxpayer group has found plenty to criticize in legislation that would spend $51 billion helping victims of Superstorm... Read More

For a lesson on Washington, examine tax breaks in fiscal cliff law

January 10, 2013 | Tampa Bay Times (AP) | Budget & Tax

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson said his vote was a vote for the average guy. So did Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan of... Read More

Aid effort gets fishy

January 09, 2013 | New York Post | Earmarks & Appropriations

WASHINGTON — The bid to pass Hurricane Sandy aid could hit a snag over the controversial provision to insert $150 million for fisheries as... Read More

How Sandy Aid is Shaping Up as House Prepares for Vote

January 09, 2013 | WNYC (AP) | Earmarks & Appropriations

The Republican-controlled House is expected to vote next week on the remaining $50.7 billion in Sandy aid, after $9.7 billion in flood... Read More

4 Common Sense Ways Congress Should Deal With Our Finances

January 09, 2013 | U.S. News (AP) | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

Last week the 113th Congress was sworn in. While newly elected members of Congress are still finding their way around the House and Senate... Read More

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February 15, 2013

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as... Read More