Obey Lost - Taxpayers Won!

CAGW* | December 31, 2007

Filed Under Unconstitutional Acts, Unconstitutional Spending

After a wave of protest from CAGW and other public policy groups across the political spectrum, House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) backed down from announced plans to conceal more than 30,000 earmark requests submitted to his committee until the last minute when he and his staff would have chosen which ones to insert into un-amendable House-Senate conference reports. “Democrats promised real earmark reform, but then took the first opportunity they could to find a loophole and get back to pork-barrel business as usual,” said CAGW President Tom Schatz. “The American people are sick and tired of the bait and switch from Congress, especially when it comes to their tax dollars.” Read more about Chairman Obey’s failed attempt to block earmark transparency.

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