Whatever happened to "earmarks" in the federal budget?
May 25, 2010
I firmly believe that the most important feature of spending the people’s money is complete transparency. Any spending should be debated openly on the floor of the House and voted on in open session, with the American people having a chance to watch and listen.
In the last presidential campaign, there was constant talk about earmarked spending in the federal budget.
This is where members of Congress can insert spending for just about any purpose in the federal budget whether for private or public purposes without debate, any notice or details made public, completely behind a steel curtain.
Check out this blog post from U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee. Is she writing this because, election time is just around the corner and it's time to pull out the standard bromides to satiate the voters?