May 13, 2013 at 4:19 pm in News by Dustin Siggins ·
When it comes to wasting taxpayer dollars, people tend to rightly look at tens of billions in improper payments at the federal level, or fraud, or using DHS to protect a pumpkin festival. Now, The Washington Post reports on tens of millions of dollars of waste on something very basic: military uniforms: In 2002, the…
April 1, 2013 at 8:17 am in News by Dustin Siggins ·
Last week, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Douglas Elmendorf explained CBO’s projections on federal spending for the next decade, comparing it to past spending. The results are not good – not only are we going to spend more, but the analysis used is CBO’s optimistic projection on spending. More on that later. For now, Elmendorf’s…
March 28, 2013 at 4:36 pm in News by Dustin Siggins ·
Can we stop subsidizing green energy, now? Please? The Energy Department’s (DOE) internal watchdog is attacking DOE management of a $1.5-billion stimulus program to help develop technology that captures industrial carbon dioxide emissions. An Office of Inspector General (IG) audit made public Tuesday examines $1.1 billion in funding for 15 projects. In the four years…
January 14, 2013 at 2:18 pm in News by Tea Party Patriots ·
‘Deadbeats’ and Junkies Can’t Stop Spending Other People’s Money Today, Tea Party Patriots, the nation’s largest tea party organization, responded to President Obama’s press conference on the debt ceiling. “The President wails against shirking our debts as a country, but disingenuously refuses to take any meaningful steps to reduce that debt—such as spending less,” said Jenny Beth…
January 6, 2012 at 2:05 am in Accountability, GAN, House, John B.T. Campbell III, News by Greyson Peltier ·
On December 7th, HR 3576, The Spending Control Act was introduced by Rep. John Campbell (R-CA). The intent of the bill is to create a spending policy that requires that the deficit be reduced, not just stopped from growing. It is supported and cosponsored by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and Representatives Frank Guinta (R-NH),…
August 2, 2011 at 8:49 pm in Accountability, Doc Hastings, GAN, House, News by Shelby Blakely ·
With votes cast to raise the debt ceiling, voters in Washington’s 4th district are left to wonder why Congressman Hastings ignored their calls to keep the debt ceiling where it was. “We had multiple calls into his office urging him to hold the debt limit where it was.” “He didn’t answer our calls; we want…
