[rob777]

I have searched his record and was strongly considering supporting him early on then backed off when I looked into his record on spending. My biggest problem with his record is the vote for the Prescriptinon Drug Bill, which I find inexcusable. I am also not so dismissive of him going 0 - 19 on the Flake anti pork amendments. The earmarks issue is nowhere near as big a fiscal problem as the Prescription Drug Bill, but it does represent the corrupt mindset in D.C. politics that our vote can be bought. Representative Flake and the Republican Study Committee tried to do something about this with a series of amendments and Hunter opposed them on EVERY ONE!

The amendments by Congressman Jeff Flake to strip out pork from the House Energy and Water Appropriations Bill were as follows:

Dairy education in Iowa ($229,000)
Hydroponic tomato production in Ohio ($180,000)
National Grape and Wine Initiative ($100,000)
Virginia Science Museum ($250,000)
Juniata Locomotive Demonstration ($1,000,000)
Swimming pool in Banning, CA ($500,000)
“Facilities” in Weirton, West Virginia ($100,000)
Multipurpose facility in Yucaipa, California ($500,000)
Strand Theater Arts Center in Plattsburgh, New York ($250,000)
Mystic Aquarium in New London, Conn. ($1,000,000)
The Jason Foundation in Ashburn, VA ($1,000,000)
Northwest Manufacturing Initiative ($2,500,000)
Lewis Center for Education Research ($4,000,000)
Leonard Wood Research Institute ($20,000,000)
Arthur Avenue Retail Market ($150,000)
Bronx Council for the Arts in Bronx, N.Y. ($300,000)
Johnstown Area Regional Industries ($800,000)
Fairmont State University ($900,000)
Tourism Development Association in Kentucky ($1,000,000)

This is not a lot of money, but going 0 - 19 on these amendments is inexcusable.

[Politicalmom]

Excellent research.

[pissant]

Hunter does not abide by the way in which these items were to be removed from a bill. The reason? He is on the Defense Appropriations. He does not want to give idiots like democrats the ability to yank needed things, like say, Missile defense, out of the Defense bill.

[pissant]

I believe Hunter is part of that study committee as well.