Search Results for "EARMARKS" - Result Count: 58

Fourteen Ways to Reduce Government Spending - Friday, August 20, 2010 2:05 PM
1. Resurrect the “Byrd Committee.”  One good idea for spending restraint is to rest...

Daily Media Spotlight August 19, 2010 - Thursday, August 19, 2010 4:09 PM

Daily Media Spotlight June 15, 2010 - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 5:01 PM
In Politico’s Arena, Grover discusses if President Obama can use the tragic oil spill in the g...

Daily Media Spotlight June 9, 2010 - Wednesday, June 9, 2010 3:52 PM
Grover wrote a piece for the American Spectator about the need for an anti-appropriations committee ...

Daily Media Spotlight June 8, 2010 - Tuesday, June 8, 2010 2:12 PM
The Hill published an article about Republicans putting healthcare reform on state ballots in order ...

Daily Media Spotlight June 2, 2010 - Wednesday, June 2, 2010 5:36 PM
In a piece for the Politico’s Arena Grover outlines the difference between President Obama&rsq...

Daily Media Spotlight May 27, 2010 - Thursday, May 27, 2010 3:31 PM
Foxnews.com published an op-ed by Grover on the “tax extenders” package up again for vot...

Daily Media Spotlight May 25, 2010 - Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:52 PM
earmarks.” Kenneth Tomlinson of the Washington Examiner asserts that Steve Womack (3-Ark.)...

ATR Supports Goodlatte Earmark Moratorium - Friday, April 23, 2010 12:30 PM
earmarks for one year. The resolution stipulates that discretionary spending should be reduced in...

ATR and CFA Support Earmark Moratorium - Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:26 PM
earmarks have become emblematic of what taxpayers perceive as the problem in Washington, DC. &n...

Utah State Senator Tries to Sweeten Tax Hike with Pork - Wednesday, March 3, 2010 3:51 PM
earmarks hoping that other legislators will get on board. Christensen hopes to capitalize on Utah&rs...

CFA Urges Opposition to "Jobs Package" - Will Rate Vote Against - Monday, February 22, 2010 3:36 PM
earmarks. Beyond that, however, the package authorizes a one-time transfer of $19.5 billion from the...

Quiz Yourself on Obama's First Year - Friday, January 22, 2010 10:59 AM
earmarks in hopes of securing the 60 votes needed to pass. D.  All of the above.   4. ...

An Analysis of Obama's First Year in Office - Wednesday, January 20, 2010 12:28 PM
In preparation for the anniversary of President Obama’s inauguration, Americans for Tax Reform...

ATR and CFA Support the "Protect Taxpayers from ACORN Act" - Friday, November 13, 2009 10:33 AM
Earlier this week, CFA and ATR sent a letter in support of the "Protect Taxpayers from ACORN Ac...

Paging Harry Reid: Where is the Bill? - Thursday, October 29, 2009 5:17 PM
Taxpayers who remember Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) statement: No longer ca...

"Stimulus" - More Fuzzy Jobs Math - Friday, October 16, 2009 12:18 PM
Yesterday, the first batch of recipient reports were uploaded to Recovery.gov, and media headlines a...

Look What Snuck in to the Health Care Bill - Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:52 PM
earmarks is at work once again.  One such example comes from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ...

Let Them Eat Cake: White House Clueless on Taxpayer Rallies - Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10:20 AM
Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) today released a timeline of White House statements dating from mid-A...

Ten Most Memorable Quotations from Obama's First Six Months - Monday, July 20, 2009 2:57 PM
earmarks:   “What it does not contain, however, is a single pet project, not a single e...

President Obama's Six Month Review - Friday, July 17, 2009 3:10 PM
earmarks:   “What it does not contain, however, is a single pet project, not a single e...

Obama's First Six Months: By the Numbers - Friday, July 17, 2009 9:47 AM
On Monday, President Barack Obama will mark his first six months in office.  Americans for Tax ...

Illinois Taxpayers at the Mercy of Governor - Monday, July 6, 2009 3:38 PM
On June 23, the Illinois legislature went into session, putting taxpayer pocketbooks at risk given G...

Cap-and-Trade - Transparency Travesty on the House Floor - Friday, June 26, 2009 4:42 PM
This would be funny if it wasn't so sad:   Congressional leaders are hell-bent to pass the ca...

Waxman-Markey A Repeat of the "Stimulus" Fiasco? - Thursday, June 25, 2009 4:22 PM
 Or will they at least read the bill this time?   While Congressional leaders will a...

Taxpayer Timeline of Obama's First 150 Days - Thursday, June 18, 2009 2:40 AM
Obama’s First 150 Days: New Taxes. Higher Spending. More Debt. Protectionism. Government ...

Sen. Coburn Details "Stimulus" Waste in New Report - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:45 AM
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has released a report detailing 100 examples of waste in the "stimulu...

Stimulus = Fail ... Time for Repeal - Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:09 PM
It's now been several months since Congress and President Obama passed the trillion dollar spending ...

$43.7 Billion of “Stimulus” Spent; 1.5 Million Jobs Lost; Taxpayer Cost: $2,900 per Job Lost - Monday, June 8, 2009 1:04 PM
With President Barack Obama today announcing plans to speed up “stimulus” spending this ...

Earmark Transparency Taking a Hit Thanks to Chairman Oberstar - Wednesday, May 13, 2009 1:45 PM
The following was cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: Remember the Safe, Accountable, Fle...

Obama’s First 100 Days: Higher Spending. More Debt. New Taxes. Broken Promises. - Monday, April 27, 2009 9:31 AM
earmarks:   “What it does not contain, however, is a single pet project, not a single e...

"Stimulus" Dollars for "King of Pork" Airport - Friday, April 24, 2009 10:57 AM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: Just in case you were wondering: You...

Tax Day Tea Parties: A Good Sign for America - Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:46 AM
Today, I will join hundreds of thousands of Americans across the country to express anger over Congr...

Sen. DeMint: Time for Conservatives to Remember the One Thing We Most Want to Conserve: Freedom - Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:40 AM
The following was originally posted on www.fiscalaccountability.org: U.S. Senator Jim DeMint, the o...

ATR Opposes S. 640, the
"Second Look at Wasteful Spending Act" - Tuesday, April 7, 2009 5:36 PM
earmarks, however, S. 640 also provides for expedited consideration of “targeted tax benefits....

So ... How About That Earmark Reform? - Friday, April 3, 2009 1:53 PM
earmarks.   During the budget vote-a-arama, Sen. DeMint offered an amendment to the budget re...

CFA Will Rate a Vote for the RSC Budget Alternative - Thursday, April 2, 2009 12:44 PM
earmarks. On the tax side, too, the Republican Study Committee alternative proves to be far...

ATR Reviews Obama's Tax and Spend Budget - Wednesday, April 1, 2009 1:24 PM
The Federal Affairs team at ATR continues to analyze and dissect the massive budget proposed by...

Tell Congress to Oppose the Trillion Dollar Pelosi-Obama-Reid Tax Hike - Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:18 PM

"Stimulus" Fact of the Day: Gov Sanford: "First Order of Business - Stop Digging" - Friday, March 13, 2009 10:40 AM
 Americans for Tax Reform applauds Gov. Mark Sanford’s decision to not accept the money f...

Daily Media Spotlight--March 9th, 2009 - Monday, March 9, 2009 1:50 PM
  Globe and Mail: Divided Republicans Struggle to Find Balance “‘The idea of limi...

Come join the Harrisburg Tea Party in Pennsylvania - Wednesday, March 4, 2009 4:00 PM
Come join the Harrisburg Tea Party in Harrisburg, PA.  Are you tired of GOVERNMENT BA...

Daily Media Spotlight - Wednesday, March 4, 2009 5:45 AM
earmarks while a)raising taxes or b) complaining about pork or c) railing against selfish greed?&rdq...

Fact of the Day: Another Broken Promise? Obama Wants to Sign Pork-Stuffed Omnibus - Monday, March 2, 2009 5:43 PM
earmarks promise and assured the American people that “we need earmark reform. And when I'm pr...

Presenting: The Map(s) of Pork - Friday, February 27, 2009 9:00 PM
earmarks.  The CJS bill has roughly 1,500 earmarks of them.  Take a look and see what...

A Blueprint for Fiscal Disaster - Thursday, February 26, 2009 6:01 PM
earmarks, President Barack Obama has released his budget blueprint for FY 2010. According to taxpay...

CFA Urges Members to Reject Omnibus Spending Bill - Wednesday, February 25, 2009 4:57 PM
earmarks funding a multitude of questionable spending projects for which there will be no debate, as...

Top Five False Claims from Obama’s Address to Congress - Wednesday, February 25, 2009 4:01 PM
earmarks     WASHINGTON, D.C.— Americans for Tax Reform today released the follow...

Chairman Price Offers a Response to President Obama's Speech - Wednesday, February 25, 2009 10:30 AM

How Will We Pay for the Pelosi-Obama-Reid Spendathon? - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 5:08 PM
Here's the sobering answer from ATR president Grover Norquist: Through dramatically higher taxes. Fr...

The State of the American Taxpayer - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 4:45 PM
President Barack Obama will deliver his first message to Congress tonight. One thing you might ...

Next on the Federal Spending Docket: It's Budget Time! - Friday, February 20, 2009 2:22 PM
From the Center for Fiscal Accountability blog: In case you think the Federal government hasn't spe...

Recovery.gov - Let the Spin Begin - Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:45 PM
 A few hours before the President signed the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...

Friday the 13th, 2009 - A Taxpayer's Nightmare on Capitol Hill - Friday, February 13, 2009 5:56 PM
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Troika Spending Plan Fact of the Day: Pelosi-Obama-Reid Spending Package Riddled With Waste - Monday, January 26, 2009 4:34 PM
The Pelosi-Obama-Reid troika is looking to put taxpayers on the hook for paying for their trillion d...

CFA: Reid Omnibus Lands Bill a Bad Deal for Taxpayers - Friday, January 9, 2009 11:03 AM
The Center for Fiscal Accountability urges you to oppose and vote against Sen. Harry Reid’s $1...

Crowdsourcing the Mayors' Wishlist - Monday, December 15, 2008 5:53 PM
Staying with the Mayors' wishlist we just covered in the previous post, here's an interesting projec...