Posted on 12/11/2006 5:37:38 PM PST by Sen Jack S. Fogbound
Dems to Wipe Out Pet Projects in Bills Dec 11 8:08 PM US/Eastern
By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON
Democrats tidying up a cluster of unfinished spending bills dumped on them by departing Republican leaders in Congress will start by removing billions of dollars in lawmakers' pet projects next month. The move, orchestrated by the incoming chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations committees, could prove politically savvy even as it proves unpopular with other members of Congress, who as a group will lose thousands of so-called earmarks.
"There will be no congressional earmarks," Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., and Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., said Monday in a statement announcing their plans, which were quickly endorsed by incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D- Nev.
Earmarks are congressionally mandated projects such as grants for local governments, home-state universities and hospitals, roads, bridges and flood control construction, and economic development efforts not included in the president's spending proposals.
Often called "pork" by critics, their sponsors defend inserting the projects into spending bills by claiming that, as elected representatives, they know more about the needs of people in their states and government programs than the president or bureaucrats in the executive branch.
Such projects have exploded in number under GOP control of Congress over the last 12 years and at the same time have spawned a boom on Washington's K Street lobbying corridor, where consultants earn big fees by helping outsiders navigate the system.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
We shall see if there is REAL reform!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
Sen. Byrd arguing against earmarks is like Rosie O'Donnell arguing against donuts, or Ted Kennedy arguing against drinking, or John Kerry arguing against pompous ass-hattery, or ..... (help me out here).
Democrats will ensure that every 1st grader will have access to free condoms.
Andrew Taylor, AP Writer demanded his dentist return the tooth so he could place it under his pillow....
Just kidding! Andrew Taylor, AP Writer knows everything that comes over the DNCFax in his office is BS, but his contract with AP requires that he write it out exactly as it's received.
If they do this, they will lock up control of Congress for the next 4 years by doing what fiscal conservatives have been begging the Republicans to do since 1994.
It will be fun to see just which "pork" projects the Dems plan to wipe out.
Nancy jumped on that pretty quick considering that CA would stand to lose the most. Lets see how long it takes to 'compromise' some of them back in. Many earmarks are for medical equipment.
Sheets Byrd has long been building meaningless, un-needed artifacts all over W. Va. forever. There's no way they would DARE not allow it to continue for him....
Within three weeks the dims will have a replacement for earmarks, they will be called buttresses, which is definitely more fitting.
Earmarks are fly dung in the pepper shaker. The things that are driving this country broke are fraud, waste, and entitlements.
"There will be no congressional earmarks," Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., and Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., said Monday
Earmarks are congressionally mandated projects such as grants for local governments, home-state universities and hospitals, roads, bridges and flood control construction, and economic development efforts
They built the system that allowed for earmarks in the first place.
I'm going to keep supporting lower tax rates,
with my vote, and voice.
I don't think the massive budgets are going to stop,
but the longer you put off paying a loan,
the cheaper the dollars are,
with real low tax rates,
we can have a long horizon to pay off the debt.
Sen (kkk) Byrd when he was previously chairman of the appropriations kept adding projects that were never authorized but appropriated. This is the kettle calling the pot black.
Fine. Now the Dems can resist their inbred temptation to impose more entitlements on the country.
"Just how much money would be redirected is unclear. Projects such as levees and federal grants to housing and transit authorities will still be funded, but the administration will determine how to spend pools of money that Congress usually divides up, specifying the amounts for particular projects."
The D's will not save one thin dime. The pork will be redirected from one priority to another.
One thing about our politicians they are beyond parody. Look for funding for the Robert Byrd Memorial museum of Congressional Pork in the next session of Congress. Located of course with all the other Robert Byrd Memorials in the great state of West Virginia.
there are different congrees, too. Some of them include magnesium metal and it's important meaning for us nowadays!
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It's the old "Cut that guy's pork but leave mine alone" quandry.
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