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To: Nicholas Thompson who wrote (252615)	12/29/2007 8:14:23 PM
From: Bearcatbob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Reduced to under 10,000? heritage.org Omnibus Earmarks Out: President Bush Should Cancel Congress's Pork Spending by Brian M. Riedl WebMemo #1757 Now that it appears the 3,417-page omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 2764) will be signed into law, the question remains whether the American people must endure the estimated 11,331 earmarks, worth approximately $20 billion, in this year's spending bills. Earlier this year, President Bush and Democratic congressional leaders pledged to cut the number of pork projects in half--from the 2005 peak of 13,492 to 6,746.[1] While Congress brazenly broke its pledge to the American people, the President's hands are not necessarily tied. Indeed, the President said in a press conference this morning, "I am instructing the budget director to review options for dealing with the wasteful spending in the omnibus bill." The President has several options to bring some merit and accountability to fiscal year 2008's appropriations, including perhaps cancelling many of Congress's most egregious earmarks.