Tom Schatz
Tom Schatz
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People see (military) recruitment ads on TV all the time, and I don't think anyone objects to that.
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People paying record prices for gas are probably not thinking much about the Packard museum they're thinking about getting the nearest pothole fixed,
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Pork-barrel spending illustrates and contributes to the meltdown of spending restraint in Washington.
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Most people don't travel first class, and when they see the government abusing that privilege it certainly raises questions about government waste in Washington.
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The Deficit Reduction Act is a modest step to control spending. There is nothing compassionate about ignoring reality and leaving a crushing debt burden to future generations.
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It's easy to spend taxpayers' money without a lot of accountability,
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Despite a record $427 billion deficit predicted for fiscal 2005, members of Congress are engaging in the worst form of blatant self-interest; larding the budget with pork for home districts and states.
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For $700 million, the Congress could certainly do a lot more to help people that are still without homes. It's certainly unclear what this has to do with an emergency. It sounds like a wish list from the senators from Mississippi.
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For $700 million, Congress could certainly do a lot more to help people that are still without homes.
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It's only one state. At the very least, there should be more of a coordinated policy. We don't want a national policy, but we need to really consider the cost and really consider the long-term consequences.
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Until Congress sets priorities and restrains overall spending, members will continue to get failed ratings for protecting the interests of taxpayers,
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would mandate that state agencies use only open formats for the storage of documents by January 1, 2007.
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Clearly, if a terrorist is already over the border, he's not going to target a dinner cruise,
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In the past, some members of Congress have short-changed troops, disaster victims, and taxpayers by including self-serving pork projects in emergency spending bills,