One of the best ways to clean up Washington's addiction to waste is for Congress to enact a permanent, statutory ban on earmarks."
"Pushing pork does not drain the swamp and it won't restore integrity to Washington. "Dozens of members of Congress from both parties are publicly and privately lobbying for this wasteful and corrupt practice to return," said Schatz. The figures were gathered combing through spending tacked onto appropriations bills and is the largest amount approved by Congress since 2010.
for an event on their findings and the state of earmark reform.ĬAGW's investigation discovered more than 280 earmarks that are costing taxpayers a total of $15.3 billion for the current fiscal year, an increase of nearly 22 percent from its 2018 levels. Ted Budd (R., N.C.), Tim Burchett (R., Tenn), Bill Flores (R., Texas), and Tom McClintock (R.Calif.) joined CAGW's president, Tom Schatz, Wednesday at the Phoenix Park Hotel in D.C.
Rand Paul (R., Ken.), Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) and Reps. Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), a Washington, D.C.-based taxpayer-watchdog group, released its annual 'Pig Book' that tracks wasteful spending within the halls of Congress.
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