House Democrats’ Giant Spending Bill Includes Hidden Earmarks | $463.5 Billion “CROMNIBUS” Includes Hundreds of Millions in Earmarks, Despite Promises to the ContraryPosted by GOP Leader Press Office on January 30th, 2007
Yesterday House Republicans asked what is buried in the Democrats’ massive spending bill that caused them to keep it hidden from public scrutiny until the last possible moment. Now we know the answer: contrary to Democratic leaders’ claims, the bill contains hidden earmarks that Democrats apparently hoped to ram through the House without debate. In December, key Democrats pledged to put a moratorium on earmarks for the rest of this year’s budget process, specifically stating: “There will be no congressional earmarks in the joint funding resolution that we will pass.” Yet, with no input from rank-and-file Republicans or Democrats, this massive $463.5 billion Democrat measure allows plenty of on-going earmarks funded in previous years to continue to receive funding. Among those earmarks overlooked by the Democrats:
As former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill (D-MA) used to say, “Haste makes waste in the legislative process.” Indeed, Members of Congress deserve to know exactly how much pork, waste, and imprudent spending is in this bill before it is brought up tomorrow. This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 at 6:14 pm and is filed under Fiscal Responsibility. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Leave a Reply |
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