www.earmarkreform.house.gov

[Kire]

http://www.earmarkreform.house.gov/

The spending habits of Congress – and pork-barrel earmarks, in particular – have become the clearest symbol of a broken Washington. With that in mind, House Republicans asked Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats to join them in supporting an immediate moratorium on all earmarks while a bipartisan select committee identifies ways to bring fundamental change to the way in which Washington spends taxpayers’money. The Majority’s response: no thanks.

In spite of the Democrats’ refusal to change the way Washington spends taxpayer dollars, House Republicans have committed themselves to a series of standards that will be the basis of their comprehensive earmark reform efforts. This website is dedicated to those standards and what House Republicans are doing to fix Washington by stopping earmarks.

http://www.earmarkreform.house.gov/

Just one question: isn't this website paid for with "taxpayer dollars"?

[angryfirelord]

1. Re:

Earmarks for 2008 (so far) accounted for $13.2 billion. 2005 was the worst, reaching somewhere over $25 billion. However, total federal spending is well over $2 trillion mark, almost approaching $3 trillion.

http://www.fedspending.org/

I'm for removing earmarks, but if we reject every bill that has pork, a lot of necessary funding for public services is going to get cut. When you look at it in perspective, earmarks are peanuts compared to how much the government spent on the war and corporate welfare. (Freddie May & Fannie Mac being the most recent example) Cut those two out first.