Congressional travel is the topic of this USA Today article. Ethics rules approved in 2007 bar lawmakers from taking trips longer than two nights at the expense of corporations, unions and others that employ lobbyists. But Congress imposed fewer limits on travel paid for by non-profits, such as AIPAC’s American Israel Education Foundation.
Category: House
“Earmark” Enters Dictionary
The word “earmark” was given an additional dictionary definition, according to this report. The noun “earmark” has been in use for centuries. It originally meant a notch marked on livestock’s ear and later came to include any identifying mark. The new definition calls it “a provision in congressional legislation that allocates a specified amount of […]
The Murtha Money Trail
The Times discusses Rep. Murtha’s connection to an executive who pleaded guilty to bribery-related charges. The Murtha money trail is far from fully explored but already features a second tangent of Congressional appropriations staff members’ exiting through the golden door to defense lobbying and scoring big contracts from their old bosses. Taxpayers should press the […]