Do you support Feingold and Feinstein, McCain and Coburn's earmark reform?
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Ridding the budget process of abusive earmarks has a number of backers in Congress — among the most vociferous are Republicans Tom Coburn, the freshman senator from Oklahoma and John McCain, and Democrats Russ Feingold and Diane Feinstein. McCain, Feingold and Coburn are among the members sponsoring the "Pork-Barrel Reduction Act " which "would allow senators to raise points of order against special projects, or earmarks, that are attached to spending bills without having been approved by the relevant committee. Under the procedure, which also applies to policy changes embedded in spending bills, 60 votes would be needed to override the point of order and keep the provision in the bill."
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Do you support Fred Thompson, the career lobbyist for President if you are so against earmarks and pork?
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According to THE WASHINGTON POST, "annual fees paid to registered lobbyists reached $2.1 billion in 2004...a 40 percent increase from 1999. For 2005, lobbying revenue is on pace to rise by at least $300 million." THE HILL reported in January 2006, that "PoliticalMoneyLine, which tracks lobbying spending, reported this week that companies and other special interests spent $1.16 billion to lobby Congress and federal agencies during the first part of last year." It was a new six-month record for lobbying spending.
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As Joe Biden said in the last Dem debate, the way to get rid of earmarks and pork is to stop lobbyists from paying off the congress!
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