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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (20590)	6/16/2007 1:05:35 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) of 71588

The Pork Meister Repents! Club for Growth Offers Kudos to David Obey June 15, 2007 Washington – The Club for Growth applauded Democratic Chairman of the Appropriations Committee David Obey (WI-D) for announcing his intention to offer a series of amendments to eliminate all earmarks from the FY 2008 appropriations bills. “It is a happy day indeed at Club for Growth headquarters when the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee promises to offer, not one, but a series of amendments to eliminate all earmarks from the FY 2008 appropriations process,” said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey. “While the likelihood of passage is slim, the Obey amendments will put all congressmen on the record in favor or in opposition to wasting taxpayers’ dollars. American taxpayers have a right to know which lawmakers can be trusted to be fiscally responsible and which lawmakers cannot. It is our sincerest hope that David Obey will vote for his own amendments despite his record of supporting wasteful pork projects.” In years past, Rep. Obey has been a proud supporter of earmarks. When Rep. Jeff Flake (AZ-R) introduced 19 amendments on the House floor last year, challenging outrageous pork projects, Obey scored a humiliating 5%, voting against 18 of Flake’s 19 amendments. “We will not hold Rep. Obey’s past record against him,” Mr. Toomey said. “We welcome all repenters with open arms.” The Club for Growth also announced that it will be key voting each and every Obey amendment to be included in the Club for Growth’s 2007 Congressional Scorecard. The Congressional Scorecard for the 110th Congress will provide a comprehensive rating of how well or how poorly each member of Congress supports pro-growth, free-market policies and will be distributed to Club for Growth members and to the public. Posted at 4:37 PM, June 15, 2007 \| Trackback (0) \| Print \| # clubforgrowth.com

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