Right on top is Senator Robert Byrd, who when the bill was originally written was chairman of the Appropriations Committee. Other large porkers are Dianne Feinstein of California and Tom Harkin of Iowa. What is particularly disturbing is that 8 of the Top 20 were Republicans, and that Mitch McConnell was so high up on the list. Come on folks, if we are going to rally people around conservative principals, we need to practice what we preach. More Below:
Byrd tops earmarkers list
Taxpayers for Common Sense, a government spending watchdog, has released its breakdown of the biggest earmarkers.
Not surprisingly, former Appropriations Committee Chairman Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) tops the list.
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), the ranking member of the Finance Committee and the Senate’s highest-profile critic of the bank bailouts, snagged the No. 2 spot, representing one of the nation’s poorest states — and a state where even the smallest tax hikes have to be submitted to a public vote. Missouri Sen. Kit Bond, a senior Republican on the Appropriations Committee’s transportation and housing subcommittee, was the third-largest recipient of earmarks.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) brought home around $26.6 million — only about half the bacon delivered to Kentucky by Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
Following are the top 20 Senate earmark recipients — 12 Democrats, 8 Republicans.
1. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.): $122,804,900
2 Richard Shelby (R-Ala.): $114,484,250
3. Kit Bond (R-Mo.): $85,691,491
4. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.): $76,899,425
5. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.): $75,908,475
6. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska): $74,000,750
7. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa): $66,860,000
8. James Inhofe (R-Okla.): $53,133,500
9. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.): $51,186,000
10. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii): $46,380,205
11. Patty Murray (D-Wash.): $39,228,250
12. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.): $36,547,100
13. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.): $36,161,125
14. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.): $35,577,250
15. Robert Casey (D-Pa.): $27,169,750
16. Harry Reid (D-Nev.): $26,628,613
17. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.): $25,320,000
18. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.): $23,832,000
19. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.): $21,952,250
20. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), retired: $19,588,625
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From the TOP 20 Big Pork Spenders, Earmark Abusers (RINOs)
2 Richard Shelby (R-Ala.): $114,484,250
3. Kit Bond (R-Mo.): $85,691,491
5. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.): $75,908,475
6. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)$74,000,750
8. James Inhofe (R-Okla.): $53,133,500
9. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.): $51,186,000
17. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.): $25,320,000
20. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), retired: $19,588,625
Disgusting.
Earmarks = Vote for me and I will bring home the Pork.
Republicans from the list above..listen up...where do you think this money comes from? Increase spending and you will have to increase TAXES. Consider yourselves Democrats. You are all a BIG DISGRACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EARMARKS are a dirty dishonest way to BUY votes. Stealing from all the taxpayers to BUY votes in your state. We obviously care more than you do about the fiscal health of our country and the value of our dollar.
You need to discontinue these earmarks or get out of office.
sickeningly immoral. Makes me ever s glad I didn't vote along party lines. Two wings on the same bird of prey...
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