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House Republican freshmen suddenly think maybe earmarks aren’t such a bad idea
Posted by admin on April 26th, 2012
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No Comments »House Republicans Discuss Reviving Earmarks
Posted by admin on April 2nd, 2012
Reuters: “Few members of Congress have been bold enough to use the ‘e’ word since both the House and Senate temporarily banned the practice last year after public outcries about Alaska’s ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ and other pork barrel projects. But as lawmakers wrestle with legislative paralysis, there are signs that earmarks — special interest projects [...]
SPIN METER: Romney backed earmarks as governor
Posted by admin on February 12th, 2012
Mitt Romney takes a hard line against congressional earmarks, but the GOP presidential front-runner had a more favorable view of federal pork-barrel spending when he was governor of Massachusetts. Tweet This Post
Under attack, Santorum defends ‘good’ earmarks
Posted by admin on February 9th, 2012
Under attack for his spending habits in Congress, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum defended his use of earmarks, saying Thursday that some were necessary for defense or health programs. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Reporters’ findings prove the need for more transparency on who benefits from congressional earmarks
Posted by admin on February 9th, 2012
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Posted in Breaking News Tags: Benefits, Congressional, earmarks, findings, From, more, need, prove, Reporters, transparency No Comments »Mitt Romney attacks Rick Santorum on earmarks? Lame.
Posted by admin on February 9th, 2012
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Santorum defends earmarks
Posted by admin on January 5th, 2012
Facing fresh scrutiny after he nearly defeated Mitt Romney in Iowa’s lead-off caucuses, Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum on Wednesday defended votes and statements that are earning him a second look for the wrong reasons. Tweet This Post
Santorum defends earmarks, past statements
Posted by admin on January 5th, 2012
Facing fresh scrutiny after he nearly defeated Mitt Romney in Iowa’s lead-off caucuses, Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum on Wednesday defended votes and statements that are earning him a second look for the wrong reasons. Tweet This Post
