Taxpayers Against Earmarks has created our Heroes and Hooligans list to thank those in Congress standing up against wasteful spending and to help taxpayers hold politicians accountable who continue to request earmarks. The list below will be updated on an on-going basis, because there is a spot on the Hero list waiting for every Member of Congress.
“Hooligans” are those who, despite the public outcry over earmarks, refuse to stop requesting earmarks.
To be a “Hero,” a Member must have: (1) refrained from requesting any earmarks this year OR (2) pledged to refrain from requesting earmarks in future years, as a majority of the members of the House and Senate Republican Conferences have recently done.
Top News
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Lawmakers Rally Lobbyists in 'Call To Arms' For Upcoming Spending Fight
, ABC News
As Congress prepares to make deep spending cuts, an army of lobbyists is gearing up to fight back. Read
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Senate spending committee bans earmarks
, Politico
Renowned earmarker Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) said Tuesday that his panel will ban earmarks in any bills for the next two years. The moratorium would be in effect during fiscal years 2011 and 2012. Read
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Appropriations Committee Loses Allure in U.S. Congress Targeting Spending
, Bloomberg
The House Appropriations Committee, once a post that guaranteed control over billions of taxpayer dollars, isn’t such a lure in a new era of austerity. Read
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Video: The Ending Spending Team at CPAC Today
- 7 hours agoIf you weren’t able to join Taxpayers Against Earmarks president Brian Baker at a panel discussion this morning, we invite you to watch this video of Brian’s introductory remarks.
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Calling Citizen Journalists: Hold Congress Accountable
- 1 day agoNow, more than ever, the anti-spending movement must mobilize to hold leaders in Washington accountable for their big promises. One of the best ways to do this is to dub yourself a journalist and do a little homework.
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An Earmarker’s Confession
- 1 week agoIn a confessional op-ed in the Washington Times, brave Rep. Denny Rehberg owns up to his earmarking past and shares some lessons Washington could learn from his home state of Montana, one of the few states with a balanced budget. We particularly applaud this congressman for saying what it seems no other leader has had the guts to say: on top of all the wasted dollars, earmarking wastes precious time.