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  • #31
    Originally posted by Ramo
    It'd make for some pretty bad theater for them to say "there will be no congressional earmarks" in the continuing resolutions, and then go back on it in a few weeks.
    Look. Peolosi is on record is on record as of a few months ago defending earmarks. Reid as recently as November 27 of this year. You'll have to fogive me my scepticism.
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    • #32
      Originally posted by Ramo
      Obey is the incoming Chair of Appropriations (and Byrd's his Senate counterpart). He's about as far from a backbencher as you can get.
      OK, I hadn't heard of him before so maybe this is something which might become real. Let's face it even if there are some earmarks in the budget if we can reduce them then it is a good thing.
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      • #33
        Look. Peolosi is on record is on record as of a few months ago defending earmarks. Reid as recently as November 27 of this year. You'll have to fogive me my scepticism.
        Doesn't matter. This is partially a matter of House-cleaning. The Republicans are sore losers, so left a pile of budget bills that need to be passed to fund the gov't for FY 2007. So the Dems in retaliation decided to fund the gov't by continuing resolutions (devoid of earmarks). What happens regarding FY 2008 is an open question. As I said, hopefully real earmark reform will be passed.
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