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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy declared Monday that “the swamp is back,” referring to Democrats’ efforts to include extra spending in the coronavirus relief package on items unrelated to fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
McCarthy appeared on Fox News’ “Hannity” and was asked by host Sean Hannity if there was anything that he, as the House Minority Leader, could do to stop the “misappropriation of hard earned tax dollars” in the relief bill.
“We can’t. Remember we’re only five seats away from winning the majority,” McCarthy answered. “This bill is too expensive and too expansive. You listed a lot of things in there. And think about this, this is supposed to be a Covid bill. Only 9% of it goes to Covid. What they are doing is telling you the swamp is back.”
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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.
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