The $410 billion bill to keep the government running apparently contained thousands of earmarks, according to The Post. According to sources, several of the Democratic leaders defended the earmarking process, saying it was better for members of Congress to pick projects in their districts than to leave to federal agencies the task of developing them.
Rep. Jeff Flake pens this editorial in today’s Times on pork, earmarks, PMA Group, Sen. Burris, and reform. Now, thanks to Rod Blagojevich and the PMA Group, perhaps the days of whistling past the Justice Department are behind us. If we think we can rely on Ethics Committee guidelines written by our colleagues to shield […]
The Post notes that the administration and Congress are not escaping corruption issues, according to this report. The article references issues involving Rep. Rangel, Rep. Murtha, Rep. Moran, Rep. Visclosky, PMA Group, Sen. Burris, Gov. Blagojevich, Daschle, Geithner, Killefer, Richardson, and former Raytheon lobbyist William Lynn. The article doesn’t mention a story involving White House […]