A recent analysis highlighted that members of the House Freedom Caucus requested nearly $1 billion in earmark spending over the last two years, despite the caucus's previous stance against such appropriations. The study, conducted by OpenTheBooks, found that 22 of the 49 caucus members were involved in these requests, which contradicts their 2022 blueprint advocating for a ban on earmarks. Adam Andrzejewski, the founder of OpenTheBooks, noted the irony in these actions, especially since the caucus's earmark requests per member surpassed those of the notably liberal 'Squad'. The analysis revealed that while the 'Squad' averaged $13.9 million in earmark requests this year, the involved Freedom Caucus members averaged $23.1 million each. This situation has sparked discussions around the integrity and consistency of the caucus's fiscal conservatism, with critics pointing out the discrepancy between their public promises and private actions. Additionally, Representative Pete Sessions was specifically mentioned for securing $1.6M of funding, raising questions about personal financial interests in congressional spending requests. U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH-08) criticized his colleagues for voting for trillion-dollar spending packages after campaigning on shrinking government.
House Freedom Caucus Members Earmarked Nearly $1 Billion From Taxpayers https://t.co/0cCFyh6j1C
The Squad averaged $13.9 million in earmark requests this year, compared to $23.1 million for each Freedom Caucus member who requested earmarks. https://t.co/RmrQl73oXF
He said that a majority of caucus members didn’t request earmarks, but those that did were quite profligate — even outdoing the famously liberal “Squad” with the likes of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Ilhan Omar. https://t.co/RmrQl73oXF
Adam Andrzejewski, founder of OpenTheBooks, said the requests were particularly rich because the Freedom Caucus in 2022 issued a blueprint for congressional rules that called for a full ban on earmarks. https://t.co/RmrQl73oXF
https://t.co/7AEW2Fj2e6 found that 22 of the 49 members of the caucus requested earmarks. https://t.co/RmrQl73oXF
Conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus requested nearly $1 billion in pork-barrel "earmark" spending over the last two years, according to an analysis Wednesday that labeled the 22 earmarkers as "cross-dressing" conservatives. https://t.co/MP4KFlit69
‘Cross-dressing’ conservatives: Study blasts House conservatives for nearly $1 billion in earmarks https://t.co/mJkPbxpD1M https://t.co/n2gZ6vDP6A
Are D.C. Republicans Ignoring Their Constituents? U.S. Rep. @WarrenDavidson (R-OH-08) slams his Capitol Hill colleagues who campaign on the promise of shrinking government and then vote for trillion-dollar spending packages once they're in Congress. “On some level there’s an… https://t.co/ro0tKMC1Vv
I'm working on getting data on spending requests by members of Congress up on Quiver. Members are not supposed to have personal financial interests in the spending that they request. They do not seem to always be the case. Representative Pete Sessions got $1.6M of funding… https://t.co/6ygQu2VbAx