Conservatives upset that ‘Prince of Pork’ will rule spending panel
Many in GOP wary of Hal Roger as head of spending panel
View ArticleEarmarks: Congressional addicts in denial
Congressional Republicans shouldn't give in to earmark temptation.
View ArticleShutdown Showdown: Congress needs to agree on a way to fund the government by...
Congress must agree on a way to fund the government by Saturday
View ArticleGingrich to GOP: Filibuster the spending bill
'Democrats are trying to behave as though the election didn’t occur'
View ArticleLate Rep. Murtha’s colleagues get his earmark in omnibus bill
The late Rep. Jack Murtha, once the king of pork, has had a foundation created in his honor with funding from an omnibus bill earmark
View ArticleReid defends earmarks, calls Republicans ‘hypocrites’ for opposition to...
Reid defends earmarks, calls Republicans 'hypocrites' for earmarks in omnibus bill
View ArticleDems are earmark junkies but GOP goes straight
A new analysis by a group of federal-spending watchdogs shows a striking imbalance between the parties when it comes to earmark requests
View ArticleAn overloaded omnibus
The GOP's opposition to the giant omnibus spending bill shows that the party has learned its lesson.
View ArticleMcConnell’s next test
Will Mitch McConnell appoint spending-cutters to the Appropriations Committee?
View ArticleTheDC Morning: Census results add insult to injury for Democrats
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View ArticleLawmakers finance pet projects without earmarks
Though Republicans thundered against pork-barrel spending and earmarks, they have not shied from using a less-well-known process called lettermarking to fund pet projects
View ArticleGOP spending purists propose rules tweak
Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan proposes to restrict the House's ability to spend funds from savings derived from defeated earmark proposals
View ArticleTheDC Morning: Robert Gibbs crows about power of big government, gets facts...
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View ArticleReid brushes back Obama earmark ban
Sen. Harry Reid responds to President Obama's expected earmark ban proposal in his State of the Union address
View ArticleObama vows to veto any bill with earmarks
In his prepared State of the Union remarks President Obama says "if a bill comes to my desk with earmarks inside, I will veto it"
View ArticleAppropriations Committee chairman Inouye announces two-year moratorium on...
Senator Daniel Inouye, chair of the Appropriations Committee, announced Tuesday a two-year halt on all earmarks
View ArticleAlternate engine tests Republicans’ anti-earmark resolve
Will Republicans back a $450 million defense earmark?
View ArticleHouse appropriator: We know how to get around earmark ban
House appropriator Democrat Rep. Jim Moran indicated Thursday that lawmakers are getting around the new ban on earmarks
View ArticleHere’s How You Control Washington: Set Up Shop In Every Congressional District
'Delivering federal funding'
View ArticleHere Comes The Pork: Congressional Earmarks Are Reportedly Making A Comeback
'This is not what we came to Congress to do'
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