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DEL.ICIO.USGood morning. All hell will now break loose
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
House Republicans this morning will try to force a vote on an earmark moratorium, a strategy in which Georgia Republicans have played a crucial role developing.
The bill, introduced by Rep. Jack Kingston, a Savannah Republican, and co-sponsored by the six other GOP members of the Georgia delegation, would establish a 16-member study commission to review all aspects of often-secretive earmark process, which allows lawmakers to slip funding for pet projects into massive spending bills with little or no public review.
Under the bill, no earmarks could be introduced while the commission is conducting its study.
The bill calls for greater transparency in the process and would require all earmarks to be categorized as national, military, or as a local project, making pet projects easier to identify and oppose.
The Georgia delegation sought more than $200 million in earmarks in the 2008 federal budget, but at least three Republicans have since vowed to stop using them.
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By RJ
February 7, 2008 10:25 AM | Link to this
Kingston, and the rest of his do nothing colleagues on this hypocritical train, should be voted out of office this year for trying to dupe the Georgia voters again. Whether replaced by more honest Republicans or more effective Democrats these clowns need to go because what they are trying to do is an affront to the intellegence of the Georgia voters.
They have not been able to deliver under a Democrat Congress and Republican President and certainly won’t if things change to a Democrat Congress and Democrat President.
The CHANGE TRAIN IS PICKING UP STEAM FROM THE FUEL SUPPLIED BY THESE CLOWNS!!!
By OneForTheRoad
February 7, 2008 7:58 PM | Link to this
I can see a need to study this issue for decades to come. I’m available to assist in this effort for the low, low price of $50/hr excluding meals, accommodations, and travel expenses.