Club for Growth Supports Flake's Effort to Fight Pork
Washington, D.C. - Today Pat Toomey, president of the Club for Growth, the nation's leading free-market advocacy organization with over 35,000 members, issued public support for Congressman Jeff Flake's (R-AZ) effort to remove earmarks that have been inserted in the House Agriculture Appropriations bill.
"The House Agriculture Appropriations bill is so full of pork projects that it's enough to make any taxpayer squeal with horror," said Club for Growth President, Pat Toomey.
"The Club for Growth strongly supports Congressman Flake's efforts to trim as much of the egregious fat as possible by offering amendments to block funding for these wasteful earmarks," Toomey continued. "We urge Congress to get serious about reining in wasteful spending and encourage President Bush to support this effort. The easiest way to start is by eliminating earmarks from spending bills."
"We applaud Rep. Flake for his commitment to American taxpayers," Toomey concluded. "If Members of Congress don't act fast to eliminate egregious pork projects, voters may act fast to eliminate the members in November."
UPDATE: Predictably, the House rejected Flake's bold attempt to defund the pork projects. Here are some lawmakers who stood up and publicly opposed Flake. Also, Flake didn't stop with the Agriculture Appropriations bill. The next day, he offered 6 more amendments to the Energy and Water bill. If you want to learn more about this and other economic issues, check out the blog.
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