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Lois Capps is your typical hack politician. Under her demure and sweet attitude is a vicious politician that loves to steal from the people of Chico, Hoboken and Dallas.
"As lawmakers and the money they squirrel away in the form of earmarks come under increasing scrutiny, the South Coast has not escaped having funding withdrawn for local projects. Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, has announced that nearly $14 million in funding earmarked for projects in the 23rd District is no longer part of this year’s appropriations measure because of opposition from Republicans.
In the Nov. 2 election, Republicans swept to a 63-seat majority in the House of Representatives and made significant gains in the Senate on the strength of the Tea Party movement that made government spending its top issue. Anger over earmarks has fueled the resolve of the still-minority congressional GOP."
Earmarks are spending measures put into a bill without hearings. They sneak these in. In the Obama budget just killed, the Democrats (they control the process) allowed $8.8 billion of fraudulent spending--spending without hearings--into the "budget". Thankfully, all $8.8 billion were killed, including the $14 million from Lois Capps.
If these were really good projects she would have gone through the vetting and hearing process. My guess is that if looked at closely these projects help special interests, unions, donors or all three.
The GOP takeover of Congress has already saved $8.8 billion in corrupt spending.
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"As lawmakers and the money they squirrel away in the form of earmarks come under increasing scrutiny, the South Coast has not escaped having funding withdrawn for local projects. Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, has announced that nearly $14 million in funding earmarked for projects in the 23rd District is no longer part of this year’s appropriations measure because of opposition from Republicans.
In the Nov. 2 election, Republicans swept to a 63-seat majority in the House of Representatives and made significant gains in the Senate on the strength of the Tea Party movement that made government spending its top issue. Anger over earmarks has fueled the resolve of the still-minority congressional GOP."
Earmarks are spending measures put into a bill without hearings. They sneak these in. In the Obama budget just killed, the Democrats (they control the process) allowed $8.8 billion of fraudulent spending--spending without hearings--into the "budget". Thankfully, all $8.8 billion were killed, including the $14 million from Lois Capps.
If these were really good projects she would have gone through the vetting and hearing process. My guess is that if looked at closely these projects help special interests, unions, donors or all three.
The GOP takeover of Congress has already saved $8.8 billion in corrupt spending.
More...