Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) has become the poster child for everything that is wrong with the earmarking process. (Read a prior blog post on the Murtha Airport .) He uses his seniority and position on the Appropriations Committee to secure earmarks which he then passes on to companies he has personal relationships...
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Alexa Shrugged
on 05-27-2009
Filed under: wasteful spending, free market, pork, government spending, earmarks, spending, defense, Murtha
The Obama Administration has been pushing Congress for major health care reforms for the last couple months, and Liberals in Congress have been easier to embrace the big government model that the President is pushing. It's very likely that Conservatives and some more moderate members of the Senate...
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Justin Higgins
on 05-07-2009
Filed under: wasteful spending, free market, taxes, health care