WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans' ban on earmarks -- money included in a bill by a lawmaker to benefit a home-state project or interest -- was short-lived.
Only three days after GOP senators and senators-elect renounced earmarks, Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, the No. 2 Senate Republican, got himself a whopping $200 million...
Anti-earmarker Jon Kyl slips $200 million earmark into bill
Anti-earmarker Jon Kyl slips $200 million earmark into bill
WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans' ban on earmarks -- money included in a bill by a lawmaker to benefit a home-state project or interest -- was short-lived.
Only three days after GOP senators and senators-elect renounced earmarks, Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, the No. 2 Senate Republican, got himself a whopping $200 million...
Mitt Romney on earmarks, circa 2006
Imagine my surprise to find that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney was circulating a petition to ban earmarks. He is calling on the public to support Senator Jim DeMint:
Senator DeMint is courageously standing on conviction with his much-needed proposal to ban earmarks, which will curb wasteful spending and restore accountability to...
Give Us Liberty or Give Us Mitch McConnell
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Michele Bachmann opposes earmarks, except for her district
Bachmann, along with Minnesota Republican Rep. John Kline, has taken a pledge not to accept earmarks. Bachmann, who did solicit some earmarks when she first came to Congress, has been outspoken in pushing House Republicans to continue an earmark moratorium enacted last year.
It's easy to pledge you...
McConnell blinks on earmarks
After a protracted public fight over an across-the-board ban on earmarks proposed by Jim DeMint (R-SC), and scheduled for a secret vote when the Republican Conference meets tomorrow, Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has flip-flopped:
The top Republican in the Senate has reversed course and endorsed a moratorium on pork-barrel projects known as "earmarks."...
James Inhofe advocates for earmarks
In the battle over an across-the-board earmark ban that is being waged between establishment Republicans led by Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and the teahadist wing of the party led by Jim DeMint (R-SC), James Inhofe (R-OK) has emerged as the public face of the McConnell-led faction and he is working furiously to defeat the measure...
Tea Partiers vs. GOP on Earmarks: A Sucker’s Debate
Filed under: Senate, Republicans, Deep Background, 2010 Elections, Tea PartySen. Jim DeMint's crusade to ban earmarks pits him and his followers against the GOP establishment. But why the fuss? Earmarked funds represent a only teeny percentage of the o...
James Inhofe: Liberals ‘brainwashed’ Americans about earmarks
The public battle between Mitch McConnell (R) and Jim DeMint (R) over an across-the-board earmarks ban will come to a head next Tuesday when the Republican Conference is scheduled to vote on the proposed resolution. On McConnell's side are Republicans who favor maintaining the status quo, while the DeMint-led faction, which includes incoming Republicans who...
Republicans who remain silent on earmarks will be ‘presumed guilty’
As the earmark death match between Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) continues to unfold, and with the vote on DeMint's proposal to ban earmarks scheduled for next Tuesday, the teahadist wing of the Republican Party has issued a warning:
“Our members will put immense pressure on every...
