For the Record: John Campbell on his own Amendment

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  April 1st at 09:28 PM  | 

Here is the amendment that Tom Campbell asked John Campbell to withdraw, an amendment that would have withdrawn funding for a number of NSF grants. These aren’t earmarks, but is this wise spending?

Tom Campbell lobbied for earmarks [not. Updated]

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  April 1st at 04:30 PM  | 

Updated: I’ve been sent a passage from the Congressional record illustrating that the specific spending Tom Campbell defended was not an earmark, but rather an NSF grant. So, while it makes sense that John Campbell’s amendment would target such a thing as wasteful spending, this specific amendment that Tom Campbell opposed addressed “peer reviewed” grants, not requests by members of Congress. Different process. John Campbell | Read More »