Taxpayers for Common Sense Statement On the Omnibus Spending Bill
U.S. Newswire › January 20, 2004
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement by Keith Ashdown, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, on the Senate temporarily blocking the 2004 Omnibus spending bill:
"The Senate voted today to delay the Omnibus Spending bill. And with good reason. At a time of record deficits, a bill this larded with frivolous projects would make a drunken sailor blush. Washington lawmakers continue to suffer from a bizarre case of "budget surplus fever" and just can't stop spending our money.See the full content of this document
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Taxpayers for Common Sense Statement On the Omnibus Spending Bill
"The $328.1 billion bill contains 7,931 earmarks at a cost of $10.7 billion....
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