The same day President Obama signed the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, President Obama declared a turning point on earmark reform in his White House blog post, “President Obama declares turning point on earmark reform.” The bill contained, at last count, 9,309 earmarks (Excel file via Taxpayer.net).
Category: Executive Branch
Obama Waiving
The Hill reports that a few more waivers to President Obama’s ethics executive order have been dispensed from on high (Norm Eisen). The waivers were provided for Jocelyn Frye, director of policy and projects in the Office of the First Lady, and Cecilia Munoz, director of intergovernmental affairs in the executive office of the president. The […]
Adolfo Carrion’s Chalet Issue?
Adolfo Carrion, who President Obama named to head his Office on Urban Policy, is facing questions raised in this Post article about a renovation of his home.