From Grassfire toay

[jeezeweeze]

3/14/2008

Dear Louise,

Last night, at 10:25 p.m., the Senate voted to establish an
earmark moratorium for fiscal years 2009. By a margin of 71-29,
the vote failed.

Louise, following the vote, 71 Senators--mostly pork-loving
democrats along with 26 Republicans took the fast train out of
town to begin their Easter Recess.

Here are the Senate Republicans--along with their shocking
"Pork totals" for the year and their phone numbers:

Bennett (R-UT) $296.1 million 202/224-5444
Bond (R-MO) $529.9 million 202/224-5721
Brownback (R-KS) $365.6 million 202/224-6521
Bunning (R-KY) $23.7 million 202/224-4343
Cochran (R-MS) $977.7 million 202/224-5054
Coleman (R-MN) $231.9 million 202/224-5641
Collins (R-ME) $137.8 million 202/224-2523
Craig (R-ID) $150.2 million 202/224-2752
Crapo (R-ID) $150.5 million 202/224-6142
Domenici (R-NM) $600.0 million 202/224-6621
Gregg (R-NH) $93.9 million 202/224-3324
Hagel (R-NE) $102.0 million 202/224-4224
Hatch (R-UT) $241.7 million 202/224-5251
Hutchison (R-TX) $839.2 million 202/224-5922
Lugar (R-IN) $146.4 million 202/224-4814
Murkowski (R-AK) $63.8 million 202/224-6665
Roberts (R-KS) $333.0 million 202/224-4774
Shelby (R-AL) $635.1 million 202/224-5744
Smith (R-OR) $273.0 million 202/224-3753
Snowe (R-ME) $126.5 million 202/224-5344
Specter (R-PA) $404.4 million 202/224-4254
Stevens (R-AK) $524.5 million 202/224-3004
Vitter (R-LA) $386.8 million 202/224-4623
Voinovich (R-OH) $170.6 million 202/224-3353
Warner (R-VA) $702.2 million 202/224-2023
Wicker (R-MS) (totals unavailable) 202/224-6253

NOTE: Statistics provided by Taxpayers for Common Sense and TCS Action

Following the vote, Sen. DeMint remarked, "Tonight, too many in
Congress
embraced the earmark favor factory and proved why we have the lowest
approval rating in history...

Sen. McCain, who canceled appearances to make certain he was present
for the vote added, "We're disappointed that only 29 members of the
U.S. Senate understand that the American people want us to stop this
practice,
which has led to corruption."

++Pork Barrel Battle is not over

Louise, McCain is right, Americans do want this corrupt
process stopped, and Grassfire will continue to lead the grassroots
charge
to bring about change.

This was a setback, but beginning Monday, I promise you, we will have
formulated a plan of action that will target those 26 Republicans and
71 Democrats who blatantly turned a deaf ear to the American people. We
will be heard!

Thank you for your excellent help. I hope I can count on your continued
efforts as we work together to end congressional earmarking.


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