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Relevance Score: 3.311    2011-01-28 14:45:14

We've said it before, and we'll say it again: All earmarks represent special interests. And far too many are expensive paybacks for campaign contributors. Finally, this idea might be getting some broader traction. According to Politico: "Watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has demanded that the Justice Department release files from investigations of Reps. Don Young (R-Alaska) and Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.) ..."

The Majority Matters When It Comes to Earmarks

Relevance Score: 3.111    2014-01-15 14:35:14

Ending Spending and its community of supporters and activists worked hard in 2010 to convince Congress finally to abandon the wasteful practice of earmarking. When Republicans took control of the House in 2011, they promised to rein in out-of-control federal spending and change the way Congress spends taxpayer money. One important step in that process was banning earmarks.

To Balance the Budget -- Does America Want an Amendment??

Relevance Score: 3.062    2011-08-29 14:50:40

We all know that the federal budget is out of control We know that the debt, which has reached a number far too large for most of us to easily comprehend, can not continue to rise without catastrophic results. We know that our government can not continue to operate as ...

Millennials fight for future with own war on debt

Relevance Score: 2.865    2013-03-06 11:11:16

Under President Obama, the national debt has increased by $6 trillion. By the time young people - known in many discussions as "millennials" - reach retirement are, the debt will be nearly 250% of our country's GDP. In a special opinion piece in Politico, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Adam Kinzinger, and Aaron Schock share their thoughts on why the path we're on is "unacceptable and unsustainable".

4 steps to turning around the economy

Relevance Score: 2.678    2011-07-16 16:06:15

Albert Einstein defined the term insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Conversely, could insanity also be defined as expecting the same results but doing completely different things over and over again? Peter Ferrara wrote an Op Ed in the Wall Street Journal February ...

Double counting and another $540 billion to the deficit

Relevance Score: 2.436    2012-04-10 12:01:25

Only in Washington can 2+2=7. A new study being released by Charles Blahous, Republican member of the board that oversees Medicare financing, finds that the new health-care law will add anywhere from $340-$540 billion to the deficit instead of controling costs as it was sold to do. How can that happen? Federal government ...

How Is Our Federal Government like a Giant Hairball?

Relevance Score: 2.189    2012-03-02 10:28:13

In his 2009 inauguration speech, President Obama noted the need to figure out whether the government is working and, as he stated, “Where the answer is no, “programs will end”. I agree. For an example as to whether current government programs are working, let's look at the federal housing programs. The recently ...

Stop them Before They Spend Again

Relevance Score: 2.170    2012-08-15 14:37:26

One of the central arguments against big government is that a few of us is not smarter than all of us. That is, a relatively small number of bureaucrats in Washington can not make decisions for us, can not manage our economy, can not create jobs, can not ensure our ...

Spending Bills—The Bad and the Really Bad

Relevance Score: 2.148    2011-08-21 16:23:01

It looks like people don’t like spending. Not one of the spending bills for fiscal year 2012 enjoys the support of a majority of WashingtonWatch.com voters. Every bill on WashingtonWatch.com has a running vote. It’s not the most scientific vote the world ever saw, but it can give you an idea of where our visitors stand on a given bill.

Referendum on Obamacare

Relevance Score: 2.062    2014-03-14 17:04:44

It’s official: voters are tired of big government, big spending politicians. And this week’s special election in Florida confirms it.

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