Mrs. Pelosi promsed to drain the republican swamp. Mrs. Pelosi lied. Rather than draining the congressional swamp, Mrs Pelosi is infesting it. Andrew Taylor, Associated Press, reports on Mrs. Pelosi’s lastest infestation:
After promising unprecedented openness regarding Congress’ pork barrel practices, House Democrats are moving in the opposite direction as they draw up spending bills for the upcoming budget year.
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Rather than including specific pet projects, grants and contracts in legislation as it is being written, Democrats are following an order by the House Appropriations Committee chairman to keep the bills free of such earmarks until it is too late for critics to effectively challenge them.
Rather than making goverment more open and more accountable, Mrs. Pelosi is removing the People’s voice from the Peoples’ House. Shame.
