Lisa Murkowski’s Earmark in the House Land Use Bill

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  June 18th at 10:30 PM  | 

On Tuesday, the House will be voting on a banal and non-controversial omnibus land use bill, H.R. 2578.  Honestly, there are much bigger fish to fry, especially as the Senate begins to tackle the $1 trillion farm bill along with over 70 amendments.  However, there is one provision in this bill that is worth highlighting, as it exemplifies the culture of quid-pro-quo parochial handouts that | Read More »

An Earmark by Any Other Name

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  June 6th at 12:59 PM  | 

There’s an enduring rule in all aspects of life that is very applicable to conservatives in politics.  Whenever you achieve a rare, hard-fought victory, you do everything possible to ensure that the victory stays intact.  The House-adopted earmark ban is one of our biggest achievements over the past decade.  As such, we must not reinstate the practice of passing Miscellaneous Tariff Bills (MTBs), which are | Read More »