Sources
- Real America's Voice (RAV)
House Republicans defend use of earmarks as Congress passes spending bills with $13 billion of pork There were about 6,000 earmarks taking up 605 pages in the minibus spending package that passed. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/CD02SKquDO
- Mike Lee
Why did 15 Senate Republicans oppose @SenRickScott’s motion to strip earmarks from the #SchumerMinibus? This seems odd considering that (a) the Senate Republican Conference has a policy in opposition to earmarks, and (b) earmarks fuel huge deficits. https://t.co/WpAY6gZgOQ
- Mike Lee
.@ScottforFlorida made a motion to strip all 6,000+ earmarks from the #SchumerMinibus. Senate Republicans have a policy AGAINST earmarks. And yet many Republicans opposed the motion. Nearly every Senate Republican who opposed it is a member of the Appropriations Committee.
- Mike Lee
Uniparty members of Congress are already congratulating themselves for recklessly spending your money. They should be ashamed. If you can’t keep the government funded without gargantuan deficits and 6,000+ earmarks, you’re doing it wrong. We need new Senate GOP leadership.
- The Washington Times
Senate Republicans joined forces with their Democratic counterparts to vote against legislation that would have removed earmark funding in the first of two government funding bills, further signaling that the once-dead practice is likely here to stay. https://t.co/EWfQe8B81r
- Rick Scott
Tonight, I led the fight to strip this $90 million gift to Pelosi & the other 6,600 earmarks in this bill that will cost taxpayers more than $12 BILLION and Democrats voted against it. I won't support more earmarks, debt & the inflation both cause. You deserve better. I voted no… https://t.co/VvEIGq8pxy
- Rick Scott
Democrats voted against my amendment to strip this $90 million gift to Pelosi & the other 6,600 earmarks in this bill that will cost taxpayers more than $12 BILLION. I won't support more earmarks, debt & the inflation both cause. You deserve better. I voted no on this bad bill. https://t.co/VvEIGq8pxy
- Steve Daines
I won’t stand by and greenlight this abuse of taxpayer funds. We must put an end to Washington’s toxic spending habits. I voted no. https://t.co/P4OoUclHKO
- The Washington Times
Senate Republicans join Democrats to nix legislation to remove earmarks from government funding bill https://t.co/g47UiLBPOO
- Rick Scott
I've been fighting to stop earmarks for years because Florida families shouldn't be paying for Pelosi and Schumer's political wish list.