Posted on 03/02/2009 3:37:11 PM PST by Nachum
WASHINGTON — Even though President Barack Obama has repeatedly pledged to ban congressional earmarks, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has 16 such projects, worth about $8.5 million, in the bill the Senate is scheduled to begin debating Tuesday.
The earmarks include funds for a Chicago planetarium and a Chicago suburb. Obama has been relentless in criticizing the use of earmarks; in his address to a joint session of Congress last week, he boasted how the economic stimulus package was "free of earmarks."
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*Even though President Barack Obama has repeatedly pledged to ban congressional earmarks, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has 16 such projects, worth about $8.5 million, in the bill the Senate is scheduled to begin debating Tuesday.
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Obama doesnt give a damn about earmarks, He may have no experience ,but he knows earmarks buy jobs for his fellow politicians, The earmark thiong is all grist for the Bull**** Mill.
Since when does the Chief of Staff get to pass out pork?
he was a congressman before appointment CoS.
Thanks for posting and keeping the list. Bookmarked
Well, he is Chief of Staff now. He does not get a pass.
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