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[DOGS THAT BARK]

RAW DATA: Top 20 Earmarking Senators in the $410 Billion Spending Bill

Taxpayers for Common Sense has released its latest list breaking down the earmarks, lawmaker-by-lawmaker, in the $410 billion bill set to come up for a vote by the end of the day.


FOXNews.com
Tuesday, March 10, 2009



Who is the biggest earmarker of them all? According to Taxpayers for Common Sense, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., takes the cake, with 60 earmarks worth $123 million in the latest spending bill before the Senate.
But he's hardly alone. The budget watchdog group has released its latest list breaking down the earmarks, lawmaker-by-lawmaker, in the $410 billion bill set to come up for a vote by the end of the day. The bill would fund the government through the end of the fiscal year, with an 8.5 percent increase over last year and billions of dollars in pet projects.
Here's a breakdown of the top 20 earmarking senators and the value of their solo earmarks:
1) Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. -- $122,804,900
2) Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. -- $114,484,250
3) Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo. -- $85,691,491
4) Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. -- $76,899,425
5) Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss. -- $75,908,475
6) Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska -- $74,000,750
7) Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa -- $66,860,000
8) Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla. -- $53,133,500
9) Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. -- $51,186,000
10) Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii -- $46,380,205
11) Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. -- $39,228,250
12) Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. -- $36,547,100
13) Sen. Pat Leahy, D-Vt. -- $36,161,125
14) Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. -- $35,577,250
15) Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. -- $27,169,750
16) Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. -- $26,628,613
17) Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa. -- $25,320,000
18) Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis. -- $23,832,000
19) Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. -- $21,952,250
20) Former Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M. -- $19,588,625

 

[hedgehog]

I don't see Texas on the list:00hour

 

[Jabberwocky]

Wayne, I agree this is bullshit.

 

[hedgehog]

Wayne, I agree this is bullshit.

finally something we agree on:shrug: have a nice night jabber

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

Wayne, I agree this is bullshit.

I'll add one other point jabbers--the rebs piss me off much more than the Dems on this issue--they would have had enough votes with the moderate dems to vote this bill down--but the reb porkers voted for it--to get their pork through.

 

[BobbyBlueChip]

I'm not being argumentative - but how does one get a stimulus package without pork? What's in the stimulus package that they don't think is pork?

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

Well lets see--you can go to your masters website and he'll explain--or I can give answer from your liberal bible msnbc link
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28525113/

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WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to bar lawmakers' pet projects from his massive economic stimulus plan and to bring unprecedented accountability to federal spending.
Even as he promised to fight waste and to make tough budgetary decisions, however, Obama warned that the nation could face trillion-dollar deficits for years to come. Eight years ago the federal budget ran a surplus, and the deficit on Sept. 30 was about $455 billion
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then bare in mind when he he promised no pork--he took a pass (like when in senate)

If you go to his site you might comment there if he had a sack--all he had to do was use a thing they call a "veto" to back up his promise rather than sign it.

in addition you might ask him about this


Ear-ing on the Side of Caution
President Obama made a no-earmark pledge on the campaign trail and even outlined plans to overhaul a system he said was broken. But Congressional Quarterly reports the president is listed in the 2009 Omnibus Spending Bill as one of dozens of co-sponsors of a $7.7 million earmark. The request is for vocational training in two states.
A Senate Appropriations Committee spokesman says the request will be edited to attribute it to other senators and not the president. No changes are expected to be made to other special project requests by top Obama administration officials.
The president, vice president, his chief of staff and the four Cabinet secretaries who were in Congress last year are all either sponsors or co-sponsors of hundreds of millions of dollars in pet projects in the massive spending bill.
Vice President Joe Biden has his name attached to almost $95 million in earmarks, while Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is linked with over $227 million in special projects.
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[djv]

We shall see what happens to the next one. This one should not have been left for Obama to sign. I don't know why it was not sign last September it was ready. And I just saw on Bloomberg where Sen Shelby was new guy on top of the list.
Obama just spoke and the rules are changing. The Sen better be happy they got this last one through.

 

[BobbyBlueChip]

Seems like this question was missed

but how does one get a stimulus package without pork? What's in the stimulus package that they don't think is pork?

 

[gardenweasel]

Seems like this question was missed

but how does one get a stimulus package without pork? What's in the stimulus package that they don't think is pork?

that`s ridiculous...the info`s all over the net regarding ridiculous earmarks and excessive pork in this monster.......even some dems are abandoing ship because of the ridiculous,excessive earmarks...and the only republicans for it are those at the top of the pork list...


btw,what happened to "going through budgets line by line removing pork"?.....

oh..... just campaign promises?...

we can`t even agree unilaterally that all this overspending on crap is hurting the country?:nooo:

it`s hopeless...:shrug:

 

[ImFeklhr]

Seems like this question was missed

but how does one get a stimulus package without pork? What's in the stimulus package that they don't think is pork?

Exactly? I guess it is just a degree of pork. A bill designed at face value to spread money around to states is nothing but pork.

 

[gardenweasel]

it should be aimed specifically at creating jobs and helping businesses...

not just feathering democrat constituents` nests like unions to the exclusion of others...

anyway,the hidden taxation is gonna cost everyone in this economy...not just the well-to- do..

how the hell does anybody think all this garbage gets paid for?....

they`ll tax the gas that goes in, the emissions that come out, the rubber that you ride on, your bottle of water, the cigar in your lips, the wind in your colon AND the bridge that you cross to get to the job to pay for it all....

/then the taxes really begin to kick in....

 

[Chadman]

we can`t even agree unilaterally that all this overspending on crap is hurting the country?:nooo:

it`s hopeless...:shrug:

I can extend this to you - I definitely agree that much of this is both overspending and crap - considering the place we are all in at this point. I think the dems have to take some ownership of ramming through a lot of pork and seem to be taking advantage of the mandate they were given, to a degree.

Now, I can also talk more about the overspending and crap that was spent during the previous administration - which is in my opinion - on endeavors outside the borders of this country. To think what that money could have done for Americans in general...that saddens me, and keeps me focused on changing the tone. But, not to digress - I think there is plenty wrong with what is taking place right now. I sincerely hope it all works out in the long run - time will tell.

 

[dawgball]

Exactly? I guess it is just a degree of pork. A bill designed at face value to spread money around to states is nothing but pork.

Great point here and by BBC.

So feck the whole bill!!!

Let's take the $410 billion cut in by about 75% and fund REAL entrepreneurial ventures such as TRULY green-focused automotive startups and other companies that will create real jobs.

Or let's just scrap the whole thing.

 

[dawgball]

I'll add one other point jabbers--the rebs piss me off much more than the Dems on this issue--they would have had enough votes with the moderate dems to vote this bill down--but the reb porkers voted for it--to get their pork through.

I knew you would find some way to blame the Republicans for this.

Oh wait...

:moon:

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

My prob with pork is -federal money (tax payors money) going to bail out states that make bad choices--let em live with and pay for their convictions.

CA good example--they want to be leader in all these greenie and other areas but have to be continuely bailed out.
You got the union led states with highest unemployment and we have to bail them out.
Same with all the welfare and Medicade.

Doesn't make any diff if people elect leaders in their state that balance budget--they get taxed by feds who "redistribute it" to states that don't.

Would be nice if each state was independent of fed gov.
Just one example--
--Can you imagine if a state said they would allow only one dependent on welfare for any unweb mothers--you'd have migration of welfare recipients out of that state and into liberal states--and each could prosper or fall by virtue of consequences of their convictions.

 

[StevieD]

it should be aimed specifically at creating jobs and helping businesses...

not just feathering democrat constituents` nests like unions to the exclusion of others...
anyway,the hidden taxation is gonna cost everyone in this economy...not just the well-to- do..

how the hell does anybody think all this garbage gets paid for?....

they`ll tax the gas that goes in, the emissions that come out, the rubber that you ride on, your bottle of water, the cigar in your lips, the wind in your colon AND the bridge that you cross to get to the job to pay for it all....

/then the taxes really begin to kick in....

So the Republican pork is ok?:shrug:

 

[dawgball]

So the Republican pork is ok?:shrug:

Sometimes you just have to step away from the buffet.