Tom Schatz
Tom Schatz
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People use it in different ways. However this kind of spending can gain publicity and raise objections, we don't care what it's called.
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Members of Congress are well aware that we are about to face massive debts and deficits, and we're spending for an entrance to a museum? It's just not a national priority under any circumstance, and less so when we've got to spend billions to clean everything up (in the Gulf).
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Pork-barrel spending illustrates and contributes to the meltdown of spending restraint in Washington.
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With a line-item veto, the president could help get special-interest and pork-barrel spending under control. Coming on the heels of last year's record pork-barrel spending, this proposal could not be more timely.
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It's easy to spend taxpayers' money without a lot of accountability,
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The budget process is in shambles, devoid of accountability, transparency, and enforcement measures, ... A vote for the status quo is a clear sign of contentment with the spending explosion in Washington.
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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,
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The line-item veto is just one element in earmark reform, and earmark reform is just one element in spending restraint. However, the line-item veto would add an important check to a budget process that is tainted by waste, abuse, and favoritism. Congressional leaders should move quickly on this proposal.
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These 'nowhere' things are starting to gather some cachet in that they are drawing the public's attention to the problem of pork.
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The structure slams the door on any competition. The ULA locks up all contracts, ensuring high costs for taxpayers and stifling innovation.
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Eleven years ago we never expected this would be the case. Many people now long for a divided government because that may be what it takes to get more responsibility,
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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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We cover a lot of ground. Hey, that's the way Washington works, right?