No, John Boehner is not “the most anti-establishment Speaker” in history
Just two days after facing an historic uprising within the ranks of his own House Republican Conference, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) defended his four-year record as the lower chamber’s presiding…
Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill: All Pork – Little Relief
$150 million for Alaskan fisheries, $2 million to the Smithsonian to repair roofs and $8 million to Homeland Security and the Justice Department to buy cars. And that's just the…
Tell Your Representative to Sign Onto Letter Urging House Leadership to Continue Earmark Ban
Dear FreedomWorks member, As one of our million-plus FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to sign onto a letter by Rep.
House Republican Conference Swears Off Earmarks
From the amazing but true file comes news that the House Republican Conference has announced that all members will not request earmarks. Republican leader Boehner tweeted shortly after the…
Make It Flake: Reloaded
Yesterday, House Republicans rejected a motion by Minority Leader John Boehner and new Minority Whip Eric Cantor to enact a short-term earmark moratorium only through February 16. Unwilling…
Recovering Earmarkers
Yesterday FreedomWorks issued a key vote on Sen.
The End of “Monuments to Me”
Despite the earmarks thrown in a recent MilCon bill, there was one good amendment that passed restricting federal funds from being used for proverbial "Monuments to Me" like the $1.9…
Earmark Pledge “Political Suicide”?
CA-41 Democratic candidate Tim Prince stated on the phone that he couldn't sign FreedomWorks' earmark pledge because it would be "political suicide." That's kind of surprising in light of the…
Hand Out Across the Aisle
The Boston Herald has this heartwarming story about how earmarks can bring old friends and different political parties together. The apparently very philanthropic Democratic Congressman Bill…
Sen. Landrieu Touts The Second Louisiana Purchase
If you don’t think political norms about spending and earmarks have changed for the worse, take a look at today’s screen shot of Senator Mary Landrieu’s Senatorial web…