This Week in Washington – September 6, 2011

By: Brian Darling (Diary)  |  September 6th at 06:00 AM  | 

Both the House and the Senate return from the August recess today with much to do, including the Fiscal Year 2012 appropriations bills, consideration of patent reform and a bill to commemorate 9/11.  The highlight of this week in Washington will be President Obama’s Thursday address (campaign speech?) to Congress.  The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction will meet for the first time on Thursday morning.  Conservatives | Read More »

Taxpayers are Against Earmarks – Will Elites Listen?

By: Brian Darling (Diary)  |  October 13th at 03:00 PM  | 

Taxpayers are against earmarks because they waste money and corrupt the political process.  It is that simple. House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) authored an excellent Op Ed in Politico attacking earmarks.  Cantor writes today that in March Republicans imposed an earmark moratorium for this Congress — a moratorium that expires on January 3, 2011.  Cantor is showing some leadership by calling for the elimination | Read More »