Influenced largely by the tea party, repugicans in Congress this year have taken a 'firm' stance against earmarks to show their commitment to cutting back government spending.
It turns out, however, that members of the House tea party cabal requested more than $1 billion in earmarks in the 2010 fiscal year, the National Journal reports.
After reviewing data compiled by Citizens Against Government Waste, the National Journal found that several of the 52 tea party cabal cultists made requests for earmarks -- federal funds that go to specific districts for specific companies or projects. In all, tea party cabal cultists requested a total of 764 earmarks valued at $1,049,783,150.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
For Fiscal Year 2010, teabaggers 'requested more than $1 billion in earmarks'
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