Pork on Display
Nov 28, 2007 02:27 PM EST
Recently, Taxpayers for Common Sense and Citizens against Government Waste (CAGW) released comprehensive databases highlighting earmarks in the Fiscal 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Bill, H.R. 3043.
You may remember that on November 13 the President vetoed this bill and the House successfully sustained his veto on November 15. Following his veto, President Bush stated:
“This bill has too many earmarks I set out clear goals for the Congress to reform the earmarking process. The Congress chose not to put earmarks in bill text, instead including nearly all in report language, and they did not reach the goal of cutting the cost and number of earmarks by at least half.”
Click here to view Taxpayers for Common Sense’s Database
Click here to view CAGW’s database
John Campbell
Congressman John Campbell was first elected to Congress in December of 2005. He brings with him to Washington a quarter century of experience in the business world and a record of accomplishment in both chambers of the California Legislature.
Congressman John Campbell represents California’s 48th Congressional District which encompasses Newport Beach, Irvine, Tustin, Lake Forest, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, Dana Point and parts of San Juan Capistrano and Santa Ana.
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