“Earmark” is the nondescript name given to a piece of pork-barrel spending. Yet, there is nothing innocuous about this type of outlay. Indeed, one reason federal spending has ballooned is that Members of Congress use earmarks to fund specific …
Lately, it seems many Members of Congress have come to the dubious conclusion that earmarking “has been going on since we were a country,” as Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid recently asserted on PBS. Frankly, that’s pure bunkum, and quite easy to …
Here are the House and Senate ethics rules that allow for Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying to take place ad nauseam, with State and local entities ritually exceeding the $50 gift restriction that applies to everyone else. Rules of the U.S. House of …
If you read Part I last week, you’d know why that’s not exactly true. Special interest groups - who pay the lobbyists - who hob-nob the Congressmen - who slide in the unauthorized Rain Forests and Yarn Museums while the rest of us aren’t looking – all …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Jan. 11, 2006 Contact: Ed Frank or Annie Patnaude (202) 349-5880 Americans for Prosperity Calls for Congress to Close Loopholes Exempting Taxpayer-Funded Lobbyists From Gift Limits Loophole Gives Government Lobbyists …
Well, that’s not exactly true; special interest groups - who pay the lobbyists - who hob-knob the Congressmen - who slide in the unauthorized Rock and Roll Hall of Fames and Sea Otter Commissions while the rest of us aren’t looking – they all know how …
Contact: Annie Patnaude, (202) 349-5896 WASHINGTON, DC – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) President Tim Phillips released the following statement today in support of the Republican Study Committee’s (RSC’s) budget alternative, which would balance the …
Please refer to the excellent Federal Spending—By The Numbers , by Brian M. Riedl of The Heritage Foundation (October 7, 2005) for more budget numbers and graphs. > Federal spending has increased 267 percent since 1960, eight times faster than …
Dear Congressman Nunes, On behalf of more than 1.6 million Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I write in support of your bill, the Public Employee Pension Transparency Act ( H.R.567 ), which takes an important first step toward …
Hundreds of AFP Activists Traveling to WI State Capitol Saturday to Rally Support -AFP President Tim Phillips to Speak from Wisconsin State Capitol- Americans for Prosperity today launched www.StandwithWalker.com where citizen activists from across …
Immediate Release: Friday, February 18 Media Contact: Mary Ellen Burke, 202-309-1129 or mburke@afphq.org Americans for Prosperity Launches www.StandwithWalker.com Hundreds of AFP Activists Traveling to WI State Capitol Saturday to Rally Support …
Dear Senator Hutchison and Congressman Walden, On behalf of more than 1.6 million Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I commend you for introducing resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to reverse the Federal …
WASHINGTON - The Libertarian Party criticizes the Obama administration's recent statement demanding more military spending from House Republicans. The administration claims that the Republican spending bill currently under debate does not …
Dear Representative, On behalf of more than 1.6 million Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to remember the free market grassroots movement as you vote on amendments to H.R. 1, the continuing resolution for the remainder …
WASHINGTON – Club for Growth PAC today announced that Club members had contributed more than $100,000 to the Senate campaign of U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake in the first day after the PAC endorsed him. “This is a huge haul for one day,” said Club …
Today, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (MN-06) reacted to the latest deficit projection for the current fiscal year: “Last month the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated the fiscal 2011 deficit would be a record-breaking $1.48 trillion. Sadly, …
WASHINGTON – Club for Growth PAC today endorsed U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake in the 2012 U.S. Senate election in Arizona. Flake launched his candidacy today, in the wake of Sen. Jon Kyl’s decision to retire from the Senate after this term. “Jeff …
Dear Senator Inhofe and Congressman Upton, On behalf of more than 1.6 million Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I am encouraged by the recent discussion draft of your legislation to clarify that the EPA has no authority to …
WASHINGTON - At their booth at the Conservative Political Action Conference, the Libertarian Party is displaying a "Republican Wall of Shame." (View low-res JPG or high-res PDF .) These are the prominent Republicans featured on the …
WASHINGTON – The Club for Growth today endorsed S.J. Res. 5, a proposed constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget and restrict federal spending and taxes, which was introduced by U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and 13 co-sponsors. “ …
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