Democrats cut for profit ear marks.

[winmutt]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34201.html


The House Appropriations Committee announced Wednesday that it will no longer approve earmarks for for-profit companies.

Agency inspectors general will also be required to audit at least 5 percent of earmarks for nonprofits to protect against corporations hiding behind a nonprofit veil, according to an announcement from Appropriations Chairman Dave Obey (D-Wis.) and Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.), the head of the defense appropriations subcommittee.



About time, I don't care what side of the fence did it.

[BlueLghtning]

One step closer, but it won't get around all the pork. We still need line item veto or what ever its called to get rid of all the pork. The only thing that needs to be in a bill that is passed is stuff exactly related to that bill. Not some favor for Joe Blow on some airport that only a handful of people visit a year.

[MrBlah]

line item veto is not what we need

what we need is to stop sending these corrupt politicians up there, we have several from georgia, including senators

[Troutman]

We just lost Linder, but the two fighting for his seat are just as bad unfortunately.

[BlueLghtning]

line item veto is not what we need

what we need is to stop sending these corrupt politicians up there, we have several from georgia, including senators

True, I'm not going to argue with that, but the process is broken also and all the politicians need to come home and get back in touch why they were voted to the seat they hold in the first place.

[impalanar]

I'll take it, but it is still too little.