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Posts Tagged 'spending'

Protests Against Republican Cuts Erupt Across America

Posted on March 15 2011 by Congress Watcher

Progressive protests opposing Republicans’ imbalanced fiscal policy are larger than Tea Party protests were in 2009.

The Facts On Cowboy Poetry Spending

Posted on March 12 2011 by Congress Watcher

The Republicans in Congress aren’t targeting the the wars in Afghanistan. They’re targeting the Cowboy Poetry Festival instead. What does that tell you about the seriousness of Republican commitment to eliminate the federal budget deficit?

DeFazio Notes GOP Efforts To Prevent Spending Cuts

Posted on January 29 2011 by Congress Watcher

Pete DeFazio notes that the House Republicans are protecting huge areas of government programs from spending cuts.

Republicans Concerned GOP Leadership Is Exempting Some Departments From Spending Cuts

Posted on January 25 2011 by Congress Watcher

Yesterday, John Duncan, a Republican from Tennessee, called upon his party’s leadership to open up military and homeland security waste to budget cuts.

Let Congress Drink Tap Water

Posted on January 11 2011 by Congress Watcher

Given that the current leadership of Congress has pledged to cut government spending, why doesn’t it start with itself, and eliminate government subsidies for bottled water on Capitol Hill, when the building has perfectly good plumbing?

Graham Wants US Military Permanently In Afghanistan

Posted on January 2 2011 by Congress Watcher

Lindsey Graham’s plan for permanent military bases in Afghanistan would create permanent risk for U.S. soldiers, and a permanent grievance for Muslims, sparking new generations of terrorists eager to sacrifice themselves for their side of this new crusade.

Russians Alarmed At Largest Ever US Military Budget

Posted on December 22 2010 by Congress Watcher

As Americans talk about a new START treaty, Russian media is discussing the passage of the largest American military budget ever.

Woolsey Challenges Boehner To Cut Military Waste

Posted on November 17 2010 by Congress Watcher

Lynn Woolsey challenged Boehner to support the elimination of wasteful spending in the U.S. military on weapons systems that the Pentagon itself says it doesn’t want or need.

MoveOn.org Eclipsed by Big Corporate Money

Posted on October 24 2010 by Congressional Aid

Do you remember the days when the populist website MoveOn.org attracted the attention (and conservative derision) of millions of people through its splashy advertisements attracting eyeballs and starting conversations around America? Those days are gone. MoveOn’s latest e-mail appeal: Dear MoveOn member, Let me get straight to the point: Right now there are just 9 [...]

Chaffetz On Offshore Drilling and Ocean Conservation

Posted on July 28 2010 by Congress Watcher

It’s absurd for Chaffetz to assert that the Clean Act’s extension of the current Land and Water Conservation Fund.

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