"Senators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) learned a valuable lession today about member’s desire to go back to the practice of earmarking pet projects. Toomey and McCaskill offered an Amendment to the STOCK Act that would have created a new Senate point of order against earmarks in bills. They were met with bipartisan opposition to this common sense idea."
Senate Porkers Defeat Earmark Ban | RedState
Bill Summary & Status - 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) - S.AMDT.1472 - THOMAS (Library of Congress)
One of my jackass senators (Lamar Alexander - R) voted "no" with the porkers in favor of continuing to earmark. How about your Senators? Check here:
U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote
Do you feel like we're shoveling sh*t against the tide with trying to reduce the National Debt?
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