Corruption in Congress

In 1991, 546 pork barrel projects passed in Congress, costing us taxpayers $3 billion. In 2005, 14,000(!) pork barrel projects passed in Congress, costing us taxpayers $27 billion!

This explosion of waste and greed is a result of the Bush administration and Congress giving lobbyists the keys to the bank! Pork barrel riders have been attached to bills at 2:00 AM the night before votes, and passed without anyone but the lobbyist and the member of congress knowing what had happened. This is corruption, pure and simple, and it must be stopped. The current rules of Congress must be strengthened and enforced! How can any member of Congress, or President Bush, who has yet to veto a single bill in his two terms of office, acknowledge these statistics and not hang their heads in shame? Why haven’t some members of Congress spoken out loudly about this? I will.

Vote for John Mertens for U.S. Senate in 2006.