Big Coalition of Anti-Earmark Advocacy Groups Warn Congress Against Return to ‘Business-as-Usual’
A coalition of 18 conservative non-profit advocacy groups that oppose the return of earmarks to congressional spending issued a letter Feb. 22 to all 535 senators and representatives warning them that taxpayers “want an end to business-as-usual.”
The coalition’s warning refers to plans of Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) to restore the practice under a new title of “Member-directed spending.”
Earmarks are obscure provisions in appropriations bills that allow individual congressmen to direct tax dollars, often anonymously, to family members, friends, and campaign donors.
Jonathan Bydlak, R Street Institute
Andrew Lautz, National Taxpayers Union
Mackenzie Eaglen, Resident Fellow at American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
On the second webinar of the Pentagon Purse Strings series, Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Brian Riedl a federal budget expert will join National Taxpayers Union’s (NTU) Andrew Lautz and R Street’s Jonathan Bydlak to discuss the upcoming budget battle over reconciliation. Riedl, Lautz and Bydlak will also talk about what the end of the Budget Control Act (BCA), means for federal spending broadly and for the defense budget specifically. After this discussion, they will be joined by AEI Resident Fellow Mackenzie Eaglen, an expert on defense spending and military readiness, for a chat about what the Biden administration and Congress may prioritize in the defense budget for the years to come.
By Stephen Moore | February 16, 2021 | 9:43am EST
Classrooms across the nation have been empty during much of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo credit: Jeffry W. Myers/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
In Naperville, Ill., the school board announced it would distribute $10 million back to taxpayers this year. Yes, a tax refund.
In a news release, Superintendent Dan Bridges told residents that he understands the great burden many of our families have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and hopes that this reimbursement lessens that burden. The typical family will receive a refund of $200 to $500. Good for Naperville.
The 10-month pandemic shutdown generated a savings of roughly $20 million, or about 6.5% out of a $300 million school budget.
In Naperville, Illinois, the school board announced it would distribute $10 million back to taxpayers this year. Yes, a tax refund.
In a news release,.