[Brian Griffin]

Milquetoast McCarthy isn't the only problem Republicans face. Federal budgeting is a big mess.

[Navy Patriot]

It will never happen.

[PGalt]

👍

[humblegunner]

My Proposal for House of Representatives Reform

I'm so glad that you are in a position to be proposing things up at the capital.

Have you already proposed this on the floor or are you on the list?

What?

Are you having this proposal made by proxy?

What?

Sooo....

[Political Junkie Too]

The one thing that has really irked me forever is the idea that we send all this money to DC in the form of taxes, only to have Congress send it back to the states as funded projects and pork with strings attached.

I'd like to see federal taxes reduced to keep the money in the respective states and then let the states tax their own residents to pay for the projects locally.

I recently heard a good argument to get rid of Congressional earmarks. The argument is that separation of powers gives the appropriation power to Congress and the spending power to the Executive. Congressional earmarks is really Congress appropriating the monies and then spending them, too, which is arguably unconstitutional.

-PJ