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To: bentway who wrote (358066)	11/12/2007 12:05:09 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577020

The 2007 Club for Growth RePORK Card August 9, 2007 Even though the Democratic majority vowed to return Congress to a path of fiscal responsibility... ....the 2008 appropriations bills were stuffed with wasteful pork projects..... While Representatives John Campbell, Jeff Flake, Jeb Hensarling, Scott Garrett, and David Obey offered 50 amendments to strip outrageous pork projects from the appropriations bills... ....only one amendment, offered by Rep. Jeff Flake, passed.... Unfortunately, the Club for Growth RePORK Card shows that most congressmen care more about lining their buddies' pockets than they care about protecting American taxpayers. Some interesting numbers to consider: Sixteen congressmen scored a perfect 100%, voting for all 50 anti-pork amendments. They are all Republicans... The average Republican score was 43%. The average Democratic score was 2%. The average score for appropriators was 4%. The average score for non-appropriators was 25%. Kudos to Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) who scored an admirable 98%-the only Democrat to score above 20%. Rep. David Obey (D-WI) did not vote for his own amendment to strike all earmarks in the Labor-HHS appropriations bill. Rep. Obey scored an embarrassing 0% overall. 105 congressmen scored an embarrassing 0%, voting against every single amendment. The Pork Hall of Shame includes 81 Democrats and 24 Republicans. The Democratic Freshmen scored an abysmal average score of 2%. Their Republican counterparts scored an average score of 78%. These scores reflect the percentage of YES votes on 50 anti-pork amendments, which are itemized at the bottom of the page. Four House members were not included on this scorecard: 1. Jo Ann Davis (R-VA-01) - recovering from surgery and thus did not vote 2. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-08) - the Speaker of the House typically does not vote 3. Charles Norwood (R-GA-10) - passed away on Feb. 13, 2007 4. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA-37) - passed away on Apr. 22, 2007 clubforgrowth.org