This Week in Washington

In This Week in Washington, Brian Darling, a Washington, a D.C. insider for over ten years and the current Director of Senate Relations at The Heritage Foundation, rounds up some major weekly events on Capitol Hill, including the Future of Cuba, Carbon Dioxide Regulation, and Wasteful Earmarks.
Related Research:
Cuba's Phony Transition: Fidel Resigns, Raul Reigns
http://www.heritage.org/Research/LatinAmerica/wm1820.cfm

EPA Should Avoid Regulating Carbon Dioxide Emissions
http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/wm1822.cfm

Earmarks Still a Problem
http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed010508a.cfm

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• America
• Earmarks
• Environment
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[aliakbar01]

lmao

[getplaning]

It's good to see Heritage calling "Congress" on the abuse of earmarking. Pork-barrel spending exploded once the GOP controlled both Congress and the White House. From 1994 to 2004, earmarks on appropriations bills went from 4,000 to 15,000. Bush has signed spending bills overflowing with earmarks, and Heritage never felt the need to complain. Now that Congress has a Democratic majority, it's time to get that spending under control! So predictable.