Another Notice Citizens Against Government Waste

Posted By: J.J. Jackson* on August 31, 2006

CAWG is right. The following information really does come as no surprise.

It came as no surprise to the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) when the Senator who had placed the secret ?hold? on the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (S. 2590) was revealed Wednesday. CCAGW celebrated the end of a political whodunit with the revelation that it was Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) who placed the hold.

The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.), will establish a public database for $800 billion worth of federal grants and contracts. An anonymous hold had been placed on the legislation, preventing it from moving forward. Grassroots pressure from a coalition of groups and bloggers from across the political spectrum prompted Sen. Stevens to confirm, through a spokesperson, that he is the one blocking the bill.

Since 1999, the Alaska delegation has brought home more than $3 billion in federal pork, thanks mostly to former Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Stevens. The state has ranked number one in pork per capita since we began calculating the statistic in 2000, pulling in $489.87 worth of pork per resident in 2006. In December 2003, The Los Angeles Times revealed how Sen. Stevens made millions of dollars from investments with businessmen who received government contracts or other aid through his legislative efforts.

Dr. Coburn is one of the Senate?s biggest pork foes; he even tried to de-fund Alaska?s infamous ?bridges to nowhere.? Sen. Stevens is known for using his powerful position to reward supporters and retaliate against enemies.

When Congress reconvenes, bringing S. 2590 to the floor should be a top priority for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. You can help by telling your U.S. Senators today to support S. 2590, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006!

CCAGW will keep you informed of developments in the effort to pass this legislation.

This guy is a huge porker as are most of the Republicans as well and most Democrats. But the worst part of this is the conservative base of the Republican Party is already disillusioned with the moderate liberal Republicans that run the party and this certainly is not going to help things this November.

It’s becoming an issue of how much can the Republicans do to purposefully lose the up coming election rather than what are the Democrats doing to win it. Thanks Mr. Stevens. I’d call you Senator but I don’t think that you have earned that level of respect.

The Pig Book: How Government Wastes Your Money

(Book)

Authors:Citizens Against Government Waste
Manufacturer:St. Martin’s Griffin
Released:10 March, 2005

Can Congress Be Embarrassed into Ending Wasteful Pork-Barrel Spending?

(Ebook)

Manufacturer:The Heritage Foundation
Released:01 January, 2002

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