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An earmark is a legislative provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects, or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees. The term "earmark" is used in this sense in several countries, such as the United States and South Africa.
Earmarks come in two varieties: Hard earmarks, or "hardmarks", found in legislation, and soft earmarks, or "softmarks", found in the text of congressional committee reports. Hard earmarks are legally binding, whereas soft earmarks are not but are customarily acted upon as if they were. Typically, a legislator seeks to insert earmarks that direct a specified amount of money to a particular organization or project in their home state or district.
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Congressional corruption is so blatant that Term Limits for elected officials should be a priority for the American voters and taxpayers. Earmarks are a Congressionally accepted form of bribery that should no longer be accepted by the American people.
- published: 01 Jun 2010
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Senator Claire McCaskill (MO) debunks the hypocritical republicans on the Senate floor as covered by Keith Olbermann and Lawrence O'Donnell on Countdown. The budget under current review on Capitol Hill was written in the previous congress and approved by ex-pres. Bush. Sen. McCaskill has also twittered about the budget process (twitter.com/clairecmc)
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Much maligned by Republicans since the election, earmarks are defined under U.S. Senate rules as a spending item inserted "primarily at the request of a senator" that goes "to an entity, or (is) targeted to a specific state." This definition fits the actions of Senator Jon Kyl (R-Arizona), one of the most vocal GOP critics of earmarks, who slipped in a $200 million gift for his state after insisting this very same practice of lawmakers needs to end.
Kyl, the No. 2 Senate Republican, got his $200 million item into a bill that settles discrimination claims by black farmers and American Indians against the federal government. Kyl's office insisted the spending item was not an earmark.
The $200 million was ticketed to settle the water-rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe and fund a drinking water project.
On November 9, Kyl issued this statement: "I voted for the earmark moratorium when it was offered on the Senate floor on March 16, but it won only 29 votes at the time. I nevertheless refrained from requesting earmarks, and I do not intend to request any in the coming year. I support the moratorium."
Ten days later, Kyl bragged about obtaining the $200 million. Yet three days after that, Kyl was back railing against earmarks again. "With thousands of projects hidden into lengthy spending bills," he said, "the Senate can't vote to eliminate them all. Some wasteful projects will undoubtedly slip through the cracks. That's why it's important to stop the practice altogether."
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Phil Gingrey requested millions in earmark spending and voted for Obama's billion dollar cash for clunkers program. Learn more at EndingSpendingFund.com
- published: 15 Apr 2014
- views: 199
Jordan Sekulow recently appeared on MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Show to discuss the politics of earmarks, letter-marks, phone-marks and other tricks politicians use to get taxpayer money for special projects.
- published: 30 Dec 2010
- views: 88
This week Craig Benzine explores the leadership structure of congress. We’ll break out the clone machine to examine the responsibilities of the speaker of the house, the majority and minority leaders as well as the majority and minority whips in both the Senate and the House. As the leadership heavily influences assignments to committees and acts as the primary point of contact with the media, they wield significant power in influencing the public dialog.
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Many of the Congress members who voted for banning earmarks are the same politicians responsible for $8.3 billion worth of earmarks injected into the newest spending bill. Sharyl Attkisson reports.
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What is pork-barrel spending? It's the distribution of congressional funds into local projects that don't exactly make sense nationally. An example of such earmarks: 2,000 unused tanks parked in the desert of California.
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Ever heard of pork-barrel spending? It's not about pigs. It's a term used to describe funds from Congress that are pumped into local projects, mainly to bring money back to a lawmaker's home district.
In fiscal year 2016, 123 earmarks — that's another word for pork spending — cost taxpayers $5.1 billion. That's especially high when you look at the past few years. The figure has about doubled just since 2014. And all of this year's pork spending was in one big bill — HR 2029, according to the Pig Book, an annual report from Citizens Against Government Waste.
One of fiscal year 2016's earmarks is a classic example of pork-barrel spending. It's $40 million to continue upgrading the M1 Abrams tank, and this has been an earmark for years. But the thing is, the Department of Defense doesn't want it.
"It would cost us $2.8 billion just to keep that open, and our tank fleet is in good shape," said former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno.
The Army has told Congress it's good on these tanks. It's so good, it has 2,000 of them parked in the desert in California.
Since fiscal year 1994, there have been 39 earmarks just for this tank program, which together has cost $948.6 million, according to Citizens Against Government Waste.
So why spend millions on military equipment the military doesn't need? To keep money coming into lawmakers' home districts where parts for those tanks are built, which means jobs and economic stimulation in their districts — even if it doesn't make economic sense nationwide.
Which is pretty much a perfect, textbook example of pork-barrel spending.
This video includes clips from C-SPAN, CNN and the Department of Defense.
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An earmark is a legislative (especially congressional) provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects, or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees. The term "earmark" is used in this sense in several countries, such as the US and South Africa.
Earmarks come in two varieties: Hard earmarks, or "Hardmarks," found in legislation and Soft earmarks, or "Softmarks" found in the text of congressional committee reports. Hard earmarks are binding and have the effect of law; soft earmarks do not have the effect of law but by custom are acted upon as if they were binding. Typically, a legislator seeks to insert earmarks that direct a specified amount of money to a particular organization or project in their home state or district.
Congressional earmarks are often loosely defined as guarantees of federal expenditures to particular recipients in appropriations-related documents.[citation needed] The federal Office of Management and Budget defines earmarks as funds provided by Congress for projects or programs where the congressional direction (in bill or report language) circumvents Executive Branch merit-based or competitive allocation processes, or specifies the location or recipient, or otherwise curtails the ability of the Executive Branch to manage critical aspects of the funds allocation process.[citation needed]
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Politics (from Greek politikos "of, for, or relating to citizens") as a term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the corporate, academic, and religious segments of society. It consists of "social relations involving authority or power" and to the methods and tactics used to formulate and apply policy.
Modern political discourse focuses on democracy and the relationship between people and politics. It is thought of as the way we "choose government officials and make decisions about public policy".
The word politics comes from the Greek word Πολιτικά (politika), modeled on Aristotle's "affairs of the city", the name of his book on governing and governments, which was rendered in English mid-15 century as Latinized "Polettiques". Thus it became "politics" in Middle English c. 1520s (see the Concise Oxford Dictionary). The singular politic first attested in English 1430 and comes from Middle French politique, in turn from Latin politicus, which is the latinisation of the Greek πολιτικός (politikos), meaning amongst others "of, for, or relating to citizens", "civil", "civic", "belonging to the state", in turn from πολίτης (polites), "citizen" and that from πόλις (polis), "city".
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6:06Earmark (politics)
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An earmark is a legislative provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects, or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees. The term "earmark" is used in this sense in several countries, such as the United States and South Africa. Earmarks come in two varieties: Hard earmarks, or "hardmarks", found in legislation, and soft earmarks, or "softmarks", found in the text of congressional committee reports. Hard earmarks are legally binding, whereas soft earmarks are not but are customarily acted upon as if they were. Typically, a legislator seeks to insert earmarks that direct a specified amount of money to a particular organization or project in their home state or district. This video is targeted to blind users. Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA Creative Commons image source in video -
6:11Congress, Earmarks, and Pork Barrel Spending
Congress, Earmarks, and Pork Barrel SpendingCongress, Earmarks, and Pork Barrel Spending
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7:09Earmarks? Pork? or Price of Politics?
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Senator Claire McCaskill (MO) debunks the hypocritical republicans on the Senate floor as covered by Keith Olbermann and Lawrence O'Donnell on Countdown. The budget under current review on Capitol Hill was written in the previous congress and approved by ex-pres. Bush. Sen. McCaskill has also twittered about the budget process (twitter.com/clairecmc) -
2:39Washington Politics - Earmarks
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3:56Earmark Hypocrisy By Senator Kyl
Earmark Hypocrisy By Senator KylEarmark Hypocrisy By Senator Kyl
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10:57Politics of Pork
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8:12Congressional Leadership: Crash Course Government and Politics #8
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This week Craig Benzine explores the leadership structure of congress. We’ll break out the clone machine to examine the responsibilities of the speaker of the house, the majority and minority leaders as well as the majority and minority whips in both the Senate and the House. As the leadership heavily influences assignments to committees and acts as the primary point of contact with the media, they wield significant power in influencing the public dialog. Produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Studios: http://youtube.com/pbsdigitalstudios Support is provided by Voqal: http://www.voqal.org Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Tumblr - http://thecrashcourse.tumblr.com Instagram - http://instagram.com/thecrashcourse -
2:07Congress Fights -- Finances Earmarks
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Many of the Congress members who voted for banning earmarks are the same politicians responsible for $8.3 billion worth of earmarks injected into the newest spending bill. Sharyl Attkisson reports. -
1:52Pork-Barrel Spending: A Tank Graveyard Is The Perfect Example - Newsy
Pork-Barrel Spending: A Tank Graveyard Is The Perfect Example - NewsyPork-Barrel Spending: A Tank Graveyard Is The Perfect Example - Newsy
What is pork-barrel spending? It's the distribution of congressional funds into local projects that don't exactly make sense nationally. An example of such earmarks: 2,000 unused tanks parked in the desert of California. Transcript: Ever heard of pork-barrel spending? It's not about pigs. It's a term used to describe funds from Congress that are pumped into local projects, mainly to bring money back to a lawmaker's home district. In fiscal year 2016, 123 earmarks — that's another word for pork spending — cost taxpayers $5.1 billion. That's especially high when you look at the past few years. The figure has about doubled just since 2014. And all of this year's pork spending was in one big bill — HR 2029, according to the Pig Book, an annual report from Citizens Against Government Waste. One of fiscal year 2016's earmarks is a classic example of pork-barrel spending. It's $40 million to continue upgrading the M1 Abrams tank, and this has been an earmark for years. But the thing is, the Department of Defense doesn't want it. "It would cost us $2.8 billion just to keep that open, and our tank fleet is in good shape," said former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno. The Army has told Congress it's good on these tanks. It's so good, it has 2,000 of them parked in the desert in California. Since fiscal year 1994, there have been 39 earmarks just for this tank program, which together has cost $948.6 million, according to Citizens Against Government Waste. So why spend millions on military equipment the military doesn't need? To keep money coming into lawmakers' home districts where parts for those tanks are built, which means jobs and economic stimulation in their districts — even if it doesn't make economic sense nationwide. Which is pretty much a perfect, textbook example of pork-barrel spending. This video includes clips from C-SPAN, CNN and the Department of Defense. Newsy is your source for concise, unbiased video news and analysis covering the top stories from around the world. With persistent curiosity and no agenda, we strive to fuel meaningful conversations by highlighting multiple sides of every story. Newsy delivers the news and perspective you need without the hype and bias common to many news sources. See more at http://www.newsy.com/ Like Newsy on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/newsyvideos/
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Earmark (politics)
An earmark is a legislative provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects, or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees. The term "earmark" is used in this sense in several countries, such as the United States and South Africa. Earmarks come in two varieties: Hard earmarks, or "hardmarks", found in legislation, and soft earmarks, or "softmarks", found in the text of congressional committee reports. Hard earmarks are legally binding, whereas soft earmarks are not but are customarily acted upon as if they were. Typically, a legislator seeks to insert earmarks that direct a specified amount of money to a particular organization or project in their home state or district. This video is targeted to blind users. Attribution: Article text available u... -
Congress, Earmarks, and Pork Barrel Spending
Congressional corruption is so blatant that Term Limits for elected officials should be a priority for the American voters and taxpayers. Earmarks are a Congressionally accepted form of bribery that should no longer be accepted by the American people. -
Earmarks? Pork? or Price of Politics?
Senator Claire McCaskill (MO) debunks the hypocritical republicans on the Senate floor as covered by Keith Olbermann and Lawrence O'Donnell on Countdown. The budget under current review on Capitol Hill was written in the previous congress and approved by ex-pres. Bush. Sen. McCaskill has also twittered about the budget process (twitter.com/clairecmc) -
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Earmark Hypocrisy By Senator Kyl
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Phil Gingrey requested millions in earmark spending and voted for Obama's billion dollar cash for clunkers program. Learn more at EndingSpendingFund.com -
Politics of Pork
Jordan Sekulow recently appeared on MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Show to discuss the politics of earmarks, letter-marks, phone-marks and other tricks politicians use to get taxpayer money for special projects. -
Congressional Leadership: Crash Course Government and Politics #8
This week Craig Benzine explores the leadership structure of congress. We’ll break out the clone machine to examine the responsibilities of the speaker of the house, the majority and minority leaders as well as the majority and minority whips in both the Senate and the House. As the leadership heavily influences assignments to committees and acts as the primary point of contact with the media, they wield significant power in influencing the public dialog. Produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Studios: http://youtube.com/pbsdigitalstudios Support is provided by Voqal: http://www.voqal.org Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Tumblr - http://thecrashcourse.tumblr.com... -
Congress Fights -- Finances Earmarks
Many of the Congress members who voted for banning earmarks are the same politicians responsible for $8.3 billion worth of earmarks injected into the newest spending bill. Sharyl Attkisson reports. -
Pork-Barrel Spending: A Tank Graveyard Is The Perfect Example - Newsy
What is pork-barrel spending? It's the distribution of congressional funds into local projects that don't exactly make sense nationally. An example of such earmarks: 2,000 unused tanks parked in the desert of California. Transcript: Ever heard of pork-barrel spending? It's not about pigs. It's a term used to describe funds from Congress that are pumped into local projects, mainly to bring money back to a lawmaker's home district. In fiscal year 2016, 123 earmarks — that's another word for pork spending — cost taxpayers $5.1 billion. That's especially high when you look at the past few years. The figure has about doubled just since 2014. And all of this year's pork spending was in one big bill — HR 2029, according to the Pig Book, an annual report from Citizens Against Government Waste....
Earmark (politics)
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An earmark is a legislative provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects, or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated f...
An earmark is a legislative provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects, or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees. The term "earmark" is used in this sense in several countries, such as the United States and South Africa.
Earmarks come in two varieties: Hard earmarks, or "hardmarks", found in legislation, and soft earmarks, or "softmarks", found in the text of congressional committee reports. Hard earmarks are legally binding, whereas soft earmarks are not but are customarily acted upon as if they were. Typically, a legislator seeks to insert earmarks that direct a specified amount of money to a particular organization or project in their home state or district.
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An earmark is a legislative provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects, or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees. The term "earmark" is used in this sense in several countries, such as the United States and South Africa.
Earmarks come in two varieties: Hard earmarks, or "hardmarks", found in legislation, and soft earmarks, or "softmarks", found in the text of congressional committee reports. Hard earmarks are legally binding, whereas soft earmarks are not but are customarily acted upon as if they were. Typically, a legislator seeks to insert earmarks that direct a specified amount of money to a particular organization or project in their home state or district.
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Congress, Earmarks, and Pork Barrel Spending
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- Updated: 01 Jun 2010
- views: 11380
Congressional corruption is so blatant that Term Limits for elected officials should be a priority for the American voters and taxpayers. Earmarks are a Congre...
Congressional corruption is so blatant that Term Limits for elected officials should be a priority for the American voters and taxpayers. Earmarks are a Congressionally accepted form of bribery that should no longer be accepted by the American people.
wn.com/Congress, Earmarks, And Pork Barrel Spending
Congressional corruption is so blatant that Term Limits for elected officials should be a priority for the American voters and taxpayers. Earmarks are a Congressionally accepted form of bribery that should no longer be accepted by the American people.
- published: 01 Jun 2010
- views: 11380
Earmarks? Pork? or Price of Politics?
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- Duration: 7:09
- Updated: 09 Mar 2009
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Senator Claire McCaskill (MO) debunks the hypocritical republicans on the Senate floor as covered by Keith Olbermann and Lawrence O'Donnell on Countdown. The b...
Senator Claire McCaskill (MO) debunks the hypocritical republicans on the Senate floor as covered by Keith Olbermann and Lawrence O'Donnell on Countdown. The budget under current review on Capitol Hill was written in the previous congress and approved by ex-pres. Bush. Sen. McCaskill has also twittered about the budget process (twitter.com/clairecmc)
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Senator Claire McCaskill (MO) debunks the hypocritical republicans on the Senate floor as covered by Keith Olbermann and Lawrence O'Donnell on Countdown. The budget under current review on Capitol Hill was written in the previous congress and approved by ex-pres. Bush. Sen. McCaskill has also twittered about the budget process (twitter.com/clairecmc)
- published: 09 Mar 2009
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Washington Politics - Earmarks
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- Updated: 05 Jan 2008
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Washington Politics - Earmarks
Washington Politics - Earmarks
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Earmark Hypocrisy By Senator Kyl
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Much maligned by Republicans since the election, earmarks are defined under U.S. Senate rules as a spending item inserted "primarily at the request of a senator" that goes "to an entity, or (is) targeted to a specific state." This definition fits the actions of Senator Jon Kyl (R-Arizona), one of the most vocal GOP critics of earmarks, who slipped in a $200 million gift for his state after insisting this very same practice of lawmakers needs to end.
Kyl, the No. 2 Senate Republican, got his $200 million item into a bill that settles discrimination claims by black farmers and American Indians against the federal government. Kyl's office insisted the spending item was not an earmark.
The $200 million was ticketed to settle the water-rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe and fund a drinking water project.
On November 9, Kyl issued this statement: "I voted for the earmark moratorium when it was offered on the Senate floor on March 16, but it won only 29 votes at the time. I nevertheless refrained from requesting earmarks, and I do not intend to request any in the coming year. I support the moratorium."
Ten days later, Kyl bragged about obtaining the $200 million. Yet three days after that, Kyl was back railing against earmarks again. "With thousands of projects hidden into lengthy spending bills," he said, "the Senate can't vote to eliminate them all. Some wasteful projects will undoubtedly slip through the cracks. That's why it's important to stop the practice altogether."
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Much maligned by Republicans since the election, earmarks are defined under U.S. Senate rules as a spending item inserted "primarily at the request of a senator" that goes "to an entity, or (is) targeted to a specific state." This definition fits the actions of Senator Jon Kyl (R-Arizona), one of the most vocal GOP critics of earmarks, who slipped in a $200 million gift for his state after insisting this very same practice of lawmakers needs to end.
Kyl, the No. 2 Senate Republican, got his $200 million item into a bill that settles discrimination claims by black farmers and American Indians against the federal government. Kyl's office insisted the spending item was not an earmark.
The $200 million was ticketed to settle the water-rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe and fund a drinking water project.
On November 9, Kyl issued this statement: "I voted for the earmark moratorium when it was offered on the Senate floor on March 16, but it won only 29 votes at the time. I nevertheless refrained from requesting earmarks, and I do not intend to request any in the coming year. I support the moratorium."
Ten days later, Kyl bragged about obtaining the $200 million. Yet three days after that, Kyl was back railing against earmarks again. "With thousands of projects hidden into lengthy spending bills," he said, "the Senate can't vote to eliminate them all. Some wasteful projects will undoubtedly slip through the cracks. That's why it's important to stop the practice altogether."
- published: 25 Nov 2010
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Politics Two
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Phil Gingrey requested millions in earmark spending and voted for Obama's billion dollar cash for clunkers program. Learn more at EndingSpendingFund.com
Phil Gingrey requested millions in earmark spending and voted for Obama's billion dollar cash for clunkers program. Learn more at EndingSpendingFund.com
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Phil Gingrey requested millions in earmark spending and voted for Obama's billion dollar cash for clunkers program. Learn more at EndingSpendingFund.com
- published: 15 Apr 2014
- views: 199
Politics of Pork
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- Duration: 10:57
- Updated: 30 Dec 2010
- views: 88
Jordan Sekulow recently appeared on MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Show to discuss the politics of earmarks, letter-marks, phone-marks and other tricks politicians use t...
Jordan Sekulow recently appeared on MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Show to discuss the politics of earmarks, letter-marks, phone-marks and other tricks politicians use to get taxpayer money for special projects.
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Jordan Sekulow recently appeared on MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Show to discuss the politics of earmarks, letter-marks, phone-marks and other tricks politicians use to get taxpayer money for special projects.
- published: 30 Dec 2010
- views: 88
Congressional Leadership: Crash Course Government and Politics #8
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- Duration: 8:12
- Updated: 14 Mar 2015
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This week Craig Benzine explores the leadership structure of congress. We’ll break out the clone machine to examine the responsibilities of the speaker of the h...
This week Craig Benzine explores the leadership structure of congress. We’ll break out the clone machine to examine the responsibilities of the speaker of the house, the majority and minority leaders as well as the majority and minority whips in both the Senate and the House. As the leadership heavily influences assignments to committees and acts as the primary point of contact with the media, they wield significant power in influencing the public dialog.
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This week Craig Benzine explores the leadership structure of congress. We’ll break out the clone machine to examine the responsibilities of the speaker of the house, the majority and minority leaders as well as the majority and minority whips in both the Senate and the House. As the leadership heavily influences assignments to committees and acts as the primary point of contact with the media, they wield significant power in influencing the public dialog.
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- published: 14 Mar 2015
- views: 274040
Congress Fights -- Finances Earmarks
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- Duration: 2:07
- Updated: 17 Dec 2010
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Many of the Congress members who voted for banning earmarks are the same politicians responsible for $8.3 billion worth of earmarks injected into the newest spe...
Many of the Congress members who voted for banning earmarks are the same politicians responsible for $8.3 billion worth of earmarks injected into the newest spending bill. Sharyl Attkisson reports.
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Many of the Congress members who voted for banning earmarks are the same politicians responsible for $8.3 billion worth of earmarks injected into the newest spending bill. Sharyl Attkisson reports.
- published: 17 Dec 2010
- views: 176
Pork-Barrel Spending: A Tank Graveyard Is The Perfect Example - Newsy
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- Duration: 1:52
- Updated: 19 Apr 2016
- views: 248
What is pork-barrel spending? It's the distribution of congressional funds into local projects that don't exactly make sense nationally. An example of such earm...
What is pork-barrel spending? It's the distribution of congressional funds into local projects that don't exactly make sense nationally. An example of such earmarks: 2,000 unused tanks parked in the desert of California.
Transcript:
Ever heard of pork-barrel spending? It's not about pigs. It's a term used to describe funds from Congress that are pumped into local projects, mainly to bring money back to a lawmaker's home district.
In fiscal year 2016, 123 earmarks — that's another word for pork spending — cost taxpayers $5.1 billion. That's especially high when you look at the past few years. The figure has about doubled just since 2014. And all of this year's pork spending was in one big bill — HR 2029, according to the Pig Book, an annual report from Citizens Against Government Waste.
One of fiscal year 2016's earmarks is a classic example of pork-barrel spending. It's $40 million to continue upgrading the M1 Abrams tank, and this has been an earmark for years. But the thing is, the Department of Defense doesn't want it.
"It would cost us $2.8 billion just to keep that open, and our tank fleet is in good shape," said former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno.
The Army has told Congress it's good on these tanks. It's so good, it has 2,000 of them parked in the desert in California.
Since fiscal year 1994, there have been 39 earmarks just for this tank program, which together has cost $948.6 million, according to Citizens Against Government Waste.
So why spend millions on military equipment the military doesn't need? To keep money coming into lawmakers' home districts where parts for those tanks are built, which means jobs and economic stimulation in their districts — even if it doesn't make economic sense nationwide.
Which is pretty much a perfect, textbook example of pork-barrel spending.
This video includes clips from C-SPAN, CNN and the Department of Defense.
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What is pork-barrel spending? It's the distribution of congressional funds into local projects that don't exactly make sense nationally. An example of such earmarks: 2,000 unused tanks parked in the desert of California.
Transcript:
Ever heard of pork-barrel spending? It's not about pigs. It's a term used to describe funds from Congress that are pumped into local projects, mainly to bring money back to a lawmaker's home district.
In fiscal year 2016, 123 earmarks — that's another word for pork spending — cost taxpayers $5.1 billion. That's especially high when you look at the past few years. The figure has about doubled just since 2014. And all of this year's pork spending was in one big bill — HR 2029, according to the Pig Book, an annual report from Citizens Against Government Waste.
One of fiscal year 2016's earmarks is a classic example of pork-barrel spending. It's $40 million to continue upgrading the M1 Abrams tank, and this has been an earmark for years. But the thing is, the Department of Defense doesn't want it.
"It would cost us $2.8 billion just to keep that open, and our tank fleet is in good shape," said former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno.
The Army has told Congress it's good on these tanks. It's so good, it has 2,000 of them parked in the desert in California.
Since fiscal year 1994, there have been 39 earmarks just for this tank program, which together has cost $948.6 million, according to Citizens Against Government Waste.
So why spend millions on military equipment the military doesn't need? To keep money coming into lawmakers' home districts where parts for those tanks are built, which means jobs and economic stimulation in their districts — even if it doesn't make economic sense nationwide.
Which is pretty much a perfect, textbook example of pork-barrel spending.
This video includes clips from C-SPAN, CNN and the Department of Defense.
Newsy is your source for concise, unbiased video news and analysis covering the top stories from around the world. With persistent curiosity and no agenda, we strive to fuel meaningful conversations by highlighting multiple sides of every story. Newsy delivers the news and perspective you need without the hype and bias common to many news sources.
See more at http://www.newsy.com/
Like Newsy on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/newsyvideos/
- published: 19 Apr 2016
- views: 248
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In her forthright and compelling memoir, Plenty Ladylike, Missouri’s first female senator, Claire McCaskill, recounts her life in politics: from her informal stumping for JFK while trick-or-treating when she was seven to her election as homecoming queen, then state senator, county prosecutor, and U.S. Senator. In her current position, which she’s held since 2006, McCaskill has been instrumental in measures involving earmark spending reform, oversight of military contractors, and addressing sexual assault in the military. Claire McCaskill is in conversation with Senator Cory Booker. Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics & Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussi... -
How Washington Wastes Your Money and Why They Won't Stop: Political Cheating & Abuse (1992)
Pork barrel is the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district. The usage originated in American English. In election campaigns, the term is used in derogatory fashion to attack opponents. Scholars, however, use it as a technical term regarding legislative control of local appropriations. Typically, "pork" involves funding for government programs whose economic or service benefits are concentrated in a particular area but whose costs are spread among all taxpayers. Public works projects, certain national defense spending projects, and agricultural subsidies are the most commonly cited examples. Citizens Against Government Waste outlines seven criteria by which spending can be classified as "pork": Re... -
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http://www.mslaw.edu The birth and growth of lobbying in America and it's massive effect on government. An individual citizen's right to lobby, as well as a corporation's right to lobby is an undeniable right guaranteed by the First Amendment. But what about big business lobbying, with it's constant congressional revolving door? How does lobbying really work, and can lobbying be used for good? In this presentation of The Massachusetts School of Law's program, Books of Our Times, Dean Lawrence R. Velvel interviews Robert G. Kaiser on his book; So Damn Much Money - The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government. Mr. Kaiser is associate editor and senior correspondent of the Washington Post. The Massachusetts School of Law at Andover also presents information on impor... -
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Mary Landrieu at Eagleton Institute of Politics (Rutgers University)
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Rob Bishop Orrin Hatch & Jim Matheson Addicted to Earmarks, Lobbyists & Special Interest Groups
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U.S Senator Claire McCaskill on Her Memoir "Plenty Ladylike"
“Go find yourself a husband!” That’s just one of the jaw-dropping comments Claire McCaskill heard when she entered Missouri politics in the ‘80s. But she fought on in the face of sexism and family struggles to become the state’s first female senator in 2007. In Plenty Ladylike, she shares her story with bracing honesty and humor. Interview at AOL HQ in NYC for AOL BUILD.
Claire McCaskill, "Plenty Ladylike"
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In her forthright and compelling memoir, Plenty Ladylike, Missouri’s first female senator, Claire McCaskill, recounts her life in politics: from her informal st...
In her forthright and compelling memoir, Plenty Ladylike, Missouri’s first female senator, Claire McCaskill, recounts her life in politics: from her informal stumping for JFK while trick-or-treating when she was seven to her election as homecoming queen, then state senator, county prosecutor, and U.S. Senator. In her current position, which she’s held since 2006, McCaskill has been instrumental in measures involving earmark spending reform, oversight of military contractors, and addressing sexual assault in the military. Claire McCaskill is in conversation with Senator Cory Booker.
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wn.com/Claire Mccaskill, Plenty Ladylike
In her forthright and compelling memoir, Plenty Ladylike, Missouri’s first female senator, Claire McCaskill, recounts her life in politics: from her informal stumping for JFK while trick-or-treating when she was seven to her election as homecoming queen, then state senator, county prosecutor, and U.S. Senator. In her current position, which she’s held since 2006, McCaskill has been instrumental in measures involving earmark spending reform, oversight of military contractors, and addressing sexual assault in the military. Claire McCaskill is in conversation with Senator Cory Booker.
Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics & Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussing books. Politics & Prose offers superior service, unusual book choices, and a haven for book lovers in the store and online. Visit them on the web at http://www.politics-prose.com/
- published: 17 Sep 2015
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How Washington Wastes Your Money and Why They Won't Stop: Political Cheating & Abuse (1992)
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- Duration: 57:09
- Updated: 13 Mar 2014
- views: 2201
Pork barrel is the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district. The us...
Pork barrel is the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district. The usage originated in American English. In election campaigns, the term is used in derogatory fashion to attack opponents. Scholars, however, use it as a technical term regarding legislative control of local appropriations.
Typically, "pork" involves funding for government programs whose economic or service benefits are concentrated in a particular area but whose costs are spread among all taxpayers. Public works projects, certain national defense spending projects, and agricultural subsidies are the most commonly cited examples.
Citizens Against Government Waste outlines seven criteria by which spending can be classified as "pork":
Requested by only one chamber of Congress
Not specifically authorized
Not competitively awarded
Not requested by the President
Greatly exceeds the President's budget request or the previous year's funding
Not the subject of Congressional hearings
Serves only a local or special interest.
The earliest examples of pork barrel politics in the United States was the Bonus Bill of 1817, which was introduced by Democrat John C. Calhoun to construct highways linking the Eastern and Southern United States to its Western frontier using the earnings bonus from the Second Bank of the United States. Calhoun argued for it using general welfare and post roads clauses of the United States Constitution. Although he approved of the economic development goal, President James Madison vetoed the bill as unconstitutional. A more recent example: to pass the recent "Fiscal Cliff" 12/12 a tax write off went to Hollywood -- a $20 million break anytime a TV show or movie is shot in an economically depressed area of the United States.
One of the most famous alleged pork-barrel projects was the Big Dig in Boston, Massachusetts. The Big Dig was a project to relocate an existing 3.5-mile (5.6 km) section of the interstate highway system underground. It ended up costing US$14.6 billion, or over US$4 billion per mile. Tip O'Neill (D-Mass), after whom one of the Big Dig tunnels was named, pushed to have the Big Dig funded by the federal government while he was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
During the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign, the Gravina Island Bridge (also known as the "Bridge to Nowhere") in Alaska was cited as an example of pork barrel spending. The bridge, pushed for by Republican Senator Ted Stevens, was projected to cost $398 million and would connect the island's 50 residents and the Ketchikan International Airport to Revillagigedo Island and Ketchikan.
Pork-barrel projects, which differ from earmarks, are added to the federal budget by members of the appropriation committees of United States Congress. This allows delivery of federal funds to the local district or state of the appropriation committee member, often accommodating major campaign contributors. To a certain extent, a member of Congress is judged by their ability to deliver funds to their constituents. The Chairman and the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations are in a position to deliver significant benefits to their states.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_barrel
wn.com/How Washington Wastes Your Money And Why They Won't Stop Political Cheating Abuse (1992)
Pork barrel is the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district. The usage originated in American English. In election campaigns, the term is used in derogatory fashion to attack opponents. Scholars, however, use it as a technical term regarding legislative control of local appropriations.
Typically, "pork" involves funding for government programs whose economic or service benefits are concentrated in a particular area but whose costs are spread among all taxpayers. Public works projects, certain national defense spending projects, and agricultural subsidies are the most commonly cited examples.
Citizens Against Government Waste outlines seven criteria by which spending can be classified as "pork":
Requested by only one chamber of Congress
Not specifically authorized
Not competitively awarded
Not requested by the President
Greatly exceeds the President's budget request or the previous year's funding
Not the subject of Congressional hearings
Serves only a local or special interest.
The earliest examples of pork barrel politics in the United States was the Bonus Bill of 1817, which was introduced by Democrat John C. Calhoun to construct highways linking the Eastern and Southern United States to its Western frontier using the earnings bonus from the Second Bank of the United States. Calhoun argued for it using general welfare and post roads clauses of the United States Constitution. Although he approved of the economic development goal, President James Madison vetoed the bill as unconstitutional. A more recent example: to pass the recent "Fiscal Cliff" 12/12 a tax write off went to Hollywood -- a $20 million break anytime a TV show or movie is shot in an economically depressed area of the United States.
One of the most famous alleged pork-barrel projects was the Big Dig in Boston, Massachusetts. The Big Dig was a project to relocate an existing 3.5-mile (5.6 km) section of the interstate highway system underground. It ended up costing US$14.6 billion, or over US$4 billion per mile. Tip O'Neill (D-Mass), after whom one of the Big Dig tunnels was named, pushed to have the Big Dig funded by the federal government while he was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
During the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign, the Gravina Island Bridge (also known as the "Bridge to Nowhere") in Alaska was cited as an example of pork barrel spending. The bridge, pushed for by Republican Senator Ted Stevens, was projected to cost $398 million and would connect the island's 50 residents and the Ketchikan International Airport to Revillagigedo Island and Ketchikan.
Pork-barrel projects, which differ from earmarks, are added to the federal budget by members of the appropriation committees of United States Congress. This allows delivery of federal funds to the local district or state of the appropriation committee member, often accommodating major campaign contributors. To a certain extent, a member of Congress is judged by their ability to deliver funds to their constituents. The Chairman and the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations are in a position to deliver significant benefits to their states.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_barrel
- published: 13 Mar 2014
- views: 2201
The Newshour Debate: PolarisedPolls - Full Debate (3rd April 2014)
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- Duration: 31:54
- Updated: 04 Apr 2014
- views: 5610
Congress on Thursday (April 3) dismissed BJP's charge that Sonia Gandhi's meeting with Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari was communalising po...
Congress on Thursday (April 3) dismissed BJP's charge that Sonia Gandhi's meeting with Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari was communalising politics and insisted that the party chief has not violated the model code. It also targeted Narendra Modi over his charges on "pink revolution" and sought to turn tables, saying Gujarat is in the forefront of exporting processed meat. Party spokesman and Union Minister Anand Sharma told reporters in New Delhi that Modi is deliberately raising the issue of meat export in order to polarise the electorate. He has been also raking it up in constituencies having sizable population of Yadavs, those who rear cattle, in order to create a schism between communities, Sharma said. "Modi has said it earlier also and being Commerce Minister in-charge of the issue, I have written to the Gujarat Chief Minister and dismissed his charges. He goes silent when the answer is given. There is no subsidy given by the Government of India for meat export. This is total lie. Only bovine meat is exported. Cow slaughter is banned in the country," he said.
The spokesman said that the meat that is exported goes from approved processing plants which are certified by the state governments. "My question to Modi is that even in Gujarat, there has been substantial increase in the export of meat. There are also abattoirs there." Amid reports that the Election Commission will take cognisance if it receives a complaint against Gandhi's meeting with Bukhari, he said, "We are a secular diverse country and to be secular does not mean we are atheists. "The leaders of Congress as well as from other parties are free to meet Shankaracharya, saints, imams and dharma gurus. It does not mean doing communal politics. Hindu religion is not something given to RSS on contract."
In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelists -- Abid Rasool Khan, Spokesperson, Congress; Dr Subramaniam Swamy, Chairman, BJP Strategic Action Committee; Syed Yahya Bhukari, President, Jama Masjid United Forum; Zafar Sareshwala, Businessman; Dr. Tasleem Ahmed Rehmani, President, Muslim Political Council of India and Kamal Faruqui, Political Analyst -- discuss whether, with opposition within, will Bukhari still earmark support to specific political parties?
wn.com/The Newshour Debate Polarisedpolls Full Debate (3Rd April 2014)
Congress on Thursday (April 3) dismissed BJP's charge that Sonia Gandhi's meeting with Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari was communalising politics and insisted that the party chief has not violated the model code. It also targeted Narendra Modi over his charges on "pink revolution" and sought to turn tables, saying Gujarat is in the forefront of exporting processed meat. Party spokesman and Union Minister Anand Sharma told reporters in New Delhi that Modi is deliberately raising the issue of meat export in order to polarise the electorate. He has been also raking it up in constituencies having sizable population of Yadavs, those who rear cattle, in order to create a schism between communities, Sharma said. "Modi has said it earlier also and being Commerce Minister in-charge of the issue, I have written to the Gujarat Chief Minister and dismissed his charges. He goes silent when the answer is given. There is no subsidy given by the Government of India for meat export. This is total lie. Only bovine meat is exported. Cow slaughter is banned in the country," he said.
The spokesman said that the meat that is exported goes from approved processing plants which are certified by the state governments. "My question to Modi is that even in Gujarat, there has been substantial increase in the export of meat. There are also abattoirs there." Amid reports that the Election Commission will take cognisance if it receives a complaint against Gandhi's meeting with Bukhari, he said, "We are a secular diverse country and to be secular does not mean we are atheists. "The leaders of Congress as well as from other parties are free to meet Shankaracharya, saints, imams and dharma gurus. It does not mean doing communal politics. Hindu religion is not something given to RSS on contract."
In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelists -- Abid Rasool Khan, Spokesperson, Congress; Dr Subramaniam Swamy, Chairman, BJP Strategic Action Committee; Syed Yahya Bhukari, President, Jama Masjid United Forum; Zafar Sareshwala, Businessman; Dr. Tasleem Ahmed Rehmani, President, Muslim Political Council of India and Kamal Faruqui, Political Analyst -- discuss whether, with opposition within, will Bukhari still earmark support to specific political parties?
- published: 04 Apr 2014
- views: 5610
So Damn Much Money - Lobbying and Politics in America with Richard Kaiser
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- Duration: 60:07
- Updated: 07 Apr 2010
- views: 1297
http://www.mslaw.edu The birth and growth of lobbying in America and it's massive effect on government.
An individual citizen's right to lobby, as well as a...
http://www.mslaw.edu The birth and growth of lobbying in America and it's massive effect on government.
An individual citizen's right to lobby, as well as a corporation's right to lobby is an undeniable right guaranteed by the First Amendment. But what about big business lobbying, with it's constant congressional revolving door? How does lobbying really work, and can lobbying be used for good?
In this presentation of The Massachusetts School of Law's program, Books of Our Times, Dean Lawrence R. Velvel interviews Robert G. Kaiser on his book; So Damn Much Money - The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government. Mr. Kaiser is associate editor and senior correspondent of the Washington Post.
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http://www.mslaw.edu The birth and growth of lobbying in America and it's massive effect on government.
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"The Politics of Defence" - Senator David Johnston, Shadow Minister for Defence
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As part of our ASPI-Hewlett Packard Defence and Security Lunch series, Shadow Minister for Defence Senator David Johnston addressed an audience in Canberra on 1...
As part of our ASPI-Hewlett Packard Defence and Security Lunch series, Shadow Minister for Defence Senator David Johnston addressed an audience in Canberra on 11 October 2012.
00:00 - Introduction by HP's Public Sector Leader, James Hipwell
03:01 - Senator Johnston speech
37:07 - Q&A;
Senator Johnston spoke of the precarious nature of defence knowledge and the understanding of it by Parliamentary members. He noted the 'language of defence' which is often incomprehensible jargon to many, and as such is a significant barrier to transparency and understanding. He also said that Australia's security is a fundamental priority to the Federal Government and that nonpartisan, objective argument and advice is not just necessary but essential.
"It is absolutely crucial that we acknowledge the contribution [independent analysts] make to national security, because without Opposition having information, having an understanding, having a capacity to contribute to the policy debate, we end up in a very dark place - that is, politics will run the show, and we can't have politics running the show. We must have facts, figures, analysis - as painful as often they may be," Senator Johnston said.
Andrew Davies and Natalie Sambhi posted a blog piece relating to this speech. You can read it in full here: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/defence-the-view-from-outside-government/
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As part of our ASPI-Hewlett Packard Defence and Security Lunch series, Shadow Minister for Defence Senator David Johnston addressed an audience in Canberra on 11 October 2012.
00:00 - Introduction by HP's Public Sector Leader, James Hipwell
03:01 - Senator Johnston speech
37:07 - Q&A;
Senator Johnston spoke of the precarious nature of defence knowledge and the understanding of it by Parliamentary members. He noted the 'language of defence' which is often incomprehensible jargon to many, and as such is a significant barrier to transparency and understanding. He also said that Australia's security is a fundamental priority to the Federal Government and that nonpartisan, objective argument and advice is not just necessary but essential.
"It is absolutely crucial that we acknowledge the contribution [independent analysts] make to national security, because without Opposition having information, having an understanding, having a capacity to contribute to the policy debate, we end up in a very dark place - that is, politics will run the show, and we can't have politics running the show. We must have facts, figures, analysis - as painful as often they may be," Senator Johnston said.
Andrew Davies and Natalie Sambhi posted a blog piece relating to this speech. You can read it in full here: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/defence-the-view-from-outside-government/
- published: 12 Oct 2012
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Mary Landrieu at Eagleton Institute of Politics (Rutgers University)
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U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu speaks at Rutgers University
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U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu speaks at Rutgers University
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U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu speaks at Rutgers University
This video is from the NEW Leadership New Jersey 2011 Keynote Address,
hosted by the Center for American Women and Politics. NEW Leadership is CAWP's national initiative to educate, inspire, and empower the next generation of women leaders.
Filmed 6.10.2011 at the Eagleton Institute of Politics
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lighting/camera/editing: Benjamin Clapp
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- published: 22 Jun 2011
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Why a Grand Bargain is a Moral and Political Disaster (with Digby)
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- Updated: 02 Apr 2013
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Blogger, Digby explained why the Republicans might not be able to reform on social issues, why Republicans will not reform on their economic extremism, why Demo...
Blogger, Digby explained why the Republicans might not be able to reform on social issues, why Republicans will not reform on their economic extremism, why Democrats are reactive and Republicans are strategic in shaping frameworks, the Sequester is starting to hurt lots of people and why the "grand bargain" is politically and morally absurd...
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Blogger, Digby explained why the Republicans might not be able to reform on social issues, why Republicans will not reform on their economic extremism, why Democrats are reactive and Republicans are strategic in shaping frameworks, the Sequester is starting to hurt lots of people and why the "grand bargain" is politically and morally absurd...
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- published: 02 Apr 2013
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Rob Bishop Orrin Hatch & Jim Matheson Addicted to Earmarks, Lobbyists & Special Interest Groups
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- Updated: 21 Apr 2012
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"How Lobbyist and Out-of-State Special Interest Groups are Destroying Washington, and How You as a Delegate Can Help Fix the Problem" Examples with Senator Orri...
"How Lobbyist and Out-of-State Special Interest Groups are Destroying Washington, and How You as a Delegate Can Help Fix the Problem" Examples with Senator Orrin Hatch, Congressman Rob Bishop and Congressman Jim Matheson this is a huge Bi-Partisan problem! I found this recently on the icaucus2012.com website
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"How Lobbyist and Out-of-State Special Interest Groups are Destroying Washington, and How You as a Delegate Can Help Fix the Problem" Examples with Senator Orrin Hatch, Congressman Rob Bishop and Congressman Jim Matheson this is a huge Bi-Partisan problem! I found this recently on the icaucus2012.com website
- published: 21 Apr 2012
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American Constitution Review: Obama's War On Guns, Women & Democrats
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- Duration: 180:09
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An actual, honest-to-God Article V convention gaining momentum? And will it be as deadlocked as everything else in American politics?; Doug Gibbs gains a fan; ...
An actual, honest-to-God Article V convention gaining momentum? And will it be as deadlocked as everything else in American politics?; Doug Gibbs gains a fan; North Korea's doomsday machine; Red China's economic war against the West; Ted Cruz is constitutionally ineligible for the presidency - but so was Barack Obama; Marco Rubio is self-destructing, Donald Trump is a Democrat, and Ted Cruz is in it to win it; JASmius's Paul Ryan "See, I told you so"; America's militant gimmie-gimmie-ism; Bernie Sanders is a socialist, alright - lying, corrupt, greedy, and despotic; The Emailgate smoking gun emerges, and Hillary Clinton's criminal indictment approaches the realm of possibility; Saudi Arabia and Iran escalating towards full-scale war?; the "mystery" of the "misshipped" Hellfire missile; Pre-shock rattles KMET; California has a shortage of everything except new laws; The great conservative earmark distraction; Islam is conquering Europe one terrorist attack and gang rape at a time, and the Euros are their accomplices; The Bundys incarcerate themselves in a federal facility in southeast Oregon; and are Barack Obama's illegal gun control decrees a mortal threat to the Second Amendment or further evidence of his lame duckery?
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An actual, honest-to-God Article V convention gaining momentum? And will it be as deadlocked as everything else in American politics?; Doug Gibbs gains a fan; North Korea's doomsday machine; Red China's economic war against the West; Ted Cruz is constitutionally ineligible for the presidency - but so was Barack Obama; Marco Rubio is self-destructing, Donald Trump is a Democrat, and Ted Cruz is in it to win it; JASmius's Paul Ryan "See, I told you so"; America's militant gimmie-gimmie-ism; Bernie Sanders is a socialist, alright - lying, corrupt, greedy, and despotic; The Emailgate smoking gun emerges, and Hillary Clinton's criminal indictment approaches the realm of possibility; Saudi Arabia and Iran escalating towards full-scale war?; the "mystery" of the "misshipped" Hellfire missile; Pre-shock rattles KMET; California has a shortage of everything except new laws; The great conservative earmark distraction; Islam is conquering Europe one terrorist attack and gang rape at a time, and the Euros are their accomplices; The Bundys incarcerate themselves in a federal facility in southeast Oregon; and are Barack Obama's illegal gun control decrees a mortal threat to the Second Amendment or further evidence of his lame duckery?
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U.S Senator Claire McCaskill on Her Memoir "Plenty Ladylike"
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- Duration: 36:32
- Updated: 19 Aug 2015
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“Go find yourself a husband!” That’s just one of the jaw-dropping comments Claire McCaskill heard when she entered Missouri politics in the ‘80s. But she fought...
“Go find yourself a husband!” That’s just one of the jaw-dropping comments Claire McCaskill heard when she entered Missouri politics in the ‘80s. But she fought on in the face of sexism and family struggles to become the state’s first female senator in 2007. In Plenty Ladylike, she shares her story with bracing honesty and humor. Interview at AOL HQ in NYC for AOL BUILD.
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“Go find yourself a husband!” That’s just one of the jaw-dropping comments Claire McCaskill heard when she entered Missouri politics in the ‘80s. But she fought on in the face of sexism and family struggles to become the state’s first female senator in 2007. In Plenty Ladylike, she shares her story with bracing honesty and humor. Interview at AOL HQ in NYC for AOL BUILD.
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Congressional Leadership: Crash Course Government and Politics #8
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Pork-Barrel Spending: A Tank Graveyard Is The Perfect Example - Newsy
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How Washington Wastes Your Money and Why They Won't Stop: Political Cheating & Abuse (1992)
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So Damn Much Money - Lobbying and Politics in America with Richard Kaiser
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Why a Grand Bargain is a Moral and Political Disaster (with Digby)
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Rob Bishop Orrin Hatch & Jim Matheson Addicted to Earmarks, Lobbyists & Special Interest Groups
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American Constitution Review: Obama's War On Guns, Women & Democrats
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Disgruntled Worker Uploads Personal Data On French Police
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The security breach comes two weeks after a police commander and his partner were stabbed to death at their home near Paris.The couple’s young child survived the attack by Larossi Abballa, who said he was acting on a call from so-called Islamic State (IS) to "kill infidels,” the report said ... A spokesman for the French police union, Nicolas Conte, told RTL the incident was "extremely worrying.”– WN.com, Jack Durschlag....
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Stephen Miller: Hillary Clinton a Corrupt ‘Economic Globalist’ Who Enriches Herself by ‘Selling Out America’
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Trump Senior Policy Advisor Stephen Miller tells Breitbart News Sunday that “Hillary Clinton is not only a globalist, she’s also involved in global international corruption. It’s one thing to be an economic globalist and pursue policies to the detriment of the American people. It’s a whole other thing to be engaged in a scheme of international global corruption to personally and financially profit from selling out America.” ... ....
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No Brexit Strategy For Sanders, But Should Clinton And Trump Have One?
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Bernie Sanders has no plans to exit the race as a viable contender and to reform the Democratic Party and America’s waning political system ... What’s more, he reemphasized participatory politics demands changes and ultimately transforms and restructures political institutions to the extent people can directly be involved in decision-making processes ... Their ongoing political and social revolution will require no exit strategy....
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Snowden Denied Anti-Extradition Lawsuit Preventing A Possible Norway Visit
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A Norwegian court on Monday denied U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden the right to free passage to visit the country as a guest of the Norwegian branch of the PEN Club, the Inquisitr reported.Snowden was invited by the literary rights group to come and collect the Ossietzky prize for freedom of expression on Nov. 18. The award recognizes Snowden’s “outstanding contributions to freedom of expression.”....
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Brexit: France and Germany 'in agreement' over UK's EU exit
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Share. Share this with. Copy this link http.//www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36637232. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande have said they are in "full agreement" on how to handle the fallout from the UK's decision to leave the European Union. Mr Hollande warned that "separated, we run the risk of divisions, dissension and quarrels" ... In other developments. ... Share this story About sharing. ....
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Oil clean-up pledge divides Nigerians
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This is the price that has been paid for the discovery of oil ... That money was split between 15,600 local people, with each getting about $3,000, and the rest was earmarked for the community as a whole, but that has also now been distributed to individuals ... "I believe the money earmarked is for the clean-up ... "I believe the money earmarked is for the clean-up ... Environment Minister Amina Mohamed is aware of the murky local politics at play....
McCaskill a Shoe-in for Footwear Industry Award on Legislation Simplifying Trade Processes for Missouri Manufacturers (Claire McCaskill)
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Louis (formerly known as Brown Shoe Company) and received the Friend of the Footwear Industry award from the Footwear Distributors of & Retailers of America for her bipartisan legislation to ensure simpler trade processes for Missouri manufacturers and guard against the return of Congressional earmarks ... leading Democratic voice against earmarks....
Volkswagen reaches $14.7 billion Dieselgate settlement for US owners
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The deal, which does not affect owners outside the US, earmarks nearly $15 billion to repair or buy back affected vehicles ... ....
Beijing is vowing to punish anyone who smears the reputation of China's Red Cross
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It also calls on the charity to be transparent about the donations it receives ... YouTube/China Uncensored. Although her claims of links to the Red Cross were confirmed as false, the reputation of the organisation took another hit in 2013 after it was found to have directed earmarked funds to other projects without the consent of its donors ... The first three attempts to compile a Civil Code since 1949 all failed due to political turmoil ... ....
Memorial for Bhai Mardana at Nankana Sahib
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Amritsar. The Pakistan government has announced to build a memorial for Bhai Mardana, the Muslim disciple and lifelong companion of the founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev, at Nankana Sahib ... Sources informed that the land earmarked for the memorial was under illegal occupation by a person who was using the place to breed peacocks and sparrows ... He said ETPB would generate funds from its own resources for the construction of memorial....
Amid Unprecedented Forced Displacement, Ending Silos, Funding Shortages Key to Reduce Suffering of Millions, Speakers Tell Economic and Social Council (UN - United Nations)
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The Agenda for Humanity, presented at the Summit, recognized that bringing together the political, human rights, humanitarian and development strands of the United Nations could help reduce - even eliminate - those needs ... The Director-General for Multilateral Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey made opening remarks....
Analysis: The world’s losers are revolting, and Brexit is only the beginning
Edit The Miami Herald 28 Jun 2016
This was a political powder keg ... And they promised to earmark the funds now being sent to the EU for what they claim is the overburdened-by-immigrants National Health Services instead ... “After Brexit, the deluge.” That’s not, though, because of what Brexit might do to Britain’s economy, but rather to everyone else’s politics....
UON welcomes STEM investment (University of Newcastle)
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(Source. University of Newcastle). University of Newcastle welcomes new investment in building Australia's STEM economy ... UON Vice-Chancellor, Professor Caroline McMillen, said investment in internships for STEM PhD researchers would help Australia build a competitive innovation economy. Professor McMillen also welcomed the $3 million earmarked for developing a National Career Education Strategy ... (noodl. 34292941) ....
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Gov. Jerry Brown signs California budget of more than $122 billion
Edit LA Daily News 28 Jun 2016
SACRAMENTO >> Gov. Jerry Brown signed a state budget Monday that uses a slice of California’s revenue surplus to boost assistance for the poor and send more money to universities but keeps other new ongoing spending commitments to a minimum ... His signature allows state agencies to continue operating for another year after June 30 ... Another $2 billion was earmarked for deferred maintenance and state building construction....
Holy month marks spiritual awakening
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HYDERABAD. Come the month of Ramzan and one witnesses a drastic change in lifestyle of a vast majority of Muslims ... Take the case of banking professional Abdul Samad ... "The idea is not to disturb office work but at the same time make as much time as possible for prayer. For instance, we have an hours break which we are entitled to ... There is a congregation of around 150 people at an earmarked space in the basement of the office which I join....
HDFC’s Deepak Parekh wrong on land purchases? Here’s why
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No less an authority on real estate than Deepak Parekh feels banks and housing finance companies should be permitted to fund land transactions ... But asking banks to fund land purchases is too risky and will leave the promoter with little or no skin in the game ... That alone will bring down prices ... Ideally, this should have been 100% because funds earmarked for a project should not be utilised elsewhere, but 70% is a good start....
Sierra Leone is now officially on the ICC watch as Koroma fails to stop political violence
Edit Sierra Leone Telegraph 28 Jun 2016
Sierra Leone is today on the edge of returning to its brutal and violent past, as politicians once again incite and provide oxygen for a new wave of political violence, that is becoming all too frequent and lethal ... Political violence is on the rise ... “Sierra Leoneans are being killed, tortured and raped and their properties looted, burnt or destroyed by people claiming to be supporters of political parties....
BJP leader behind murder of Cong general secretary: Kin
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The brutal murder of a 33-year-old Congress leader in Baran district has turned into a political fight with the victim's family members naming the president of BJP's district unit, Naresh Sikarwar, in the FIR as accused among seven others. Police officials admitted that the man was killed over political rivalry ... Former chief minister Gehlot said in a statement that Sonu Goyal was murdered as part of a political conspiracy....
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