Jeff Flake | Congressman Arizona’s Sixth District

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  • Congressman Flake Praises Senate Appropriations Committee’s Decision to Implement a Moratorium on Earmarks
    Feb 1, 2011  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today commended the Senate Appropriations Committee for implementing an earmark moratorium for the 112th Congress. “The Senate Appropriations Committee sounded like they were channeling Eeyore with their announcement, consid... More
  • Congressman Flake Announces Winner of Best Bad Pun Contest
    Jan 7, 2011  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today announced, along with Citizens Against Government Waste, the winner of the Best Worst Pun Contest held on his website over the past few weeks. The contest winner is a $2,000,000 earmark to acquire the Ice Age National ... More
  • Congressman Flake Spotlights Final Egregious Earmark of the Week
    Dec 22, 2010  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today for the last time highlighted an egregious pork project which is contained in the energy and water appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010. This week’s egregious earmark: $200,000 for the city of Winter Garden, Florid... More
  • Congressman Flake Spotlights Egregious Earmark of the Week
    Dec 17, 2010  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today highlighted a pork project contained in the interior and environment appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010. This week’s egregious earmark: $850,000 for the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge in West Virginia. “A... More
  • Congressman Flake Opposes Tax Bill
    Dec 16, 2010  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today announced his opposition to H.R. 4853. While temporarily extending the Bush tax cuts, the $858 billion bill is loaded with superfluous spending projects designed to insure its passage. “Voters in November made it very ... More
  • Congressman Flake Pans Earmark-Laden Omnibus Spending Bill
    Dec 14, 2010  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today expressed disappointment in the proposed omnibus spending bill, which is loaded with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of earmarks. “This omnibus was written as if the election in November never happened,” said Fla... More
  • Congressman Flake Spotlights Egregious Earmark of the Week
    Dec 10, 2010  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today highlighted a pork project contained in the energy and water appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010. This week’s egregious earmark: $500,000 for the Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail in Maryland. “O say ca... More
  • Congressman Flake Organizes Letter to President Obama Urging Veto on Spending Bill if Earmarks Are Added
    Dec 10, 2010  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, along with 67 other Republicans including Speaker-designate John Boehner and Majority Leader-elect Eric Cantor, today urged President Obama to veto any end-of-year spending bill which contain earmarks. In a letter to Preside... More
  • Congressman Flake Asks You to Vote for Your Favorite “Egregious Earmark of the Week”
    Dec 7, 2010  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today signaled the end of his “Egregious Earmark of the Week” segment in which he pokes fun at pork projects with puns. To celebrate, he is announcing a vote in cooperation with Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) for t... More
  • Congressman Flake Spotlights Egregious Earmark of the Week
    Dec 3, 2010  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today highlighted a pork project contained in the energy and water appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010. This week’s egregious earmark: $500,000 for landfill leachate recirculation and gas to energy project in North Caro... More