First District Congressional Candidate
Allen Quist Says: Stop the Earmarks
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Mankato, MN) – First District Congressional Candidate, Allen Quist, is calling for an end to what he calls, “the unethical practice of using earmarks to spend taxpayer money.” Quist explained that for this current fiscal year alone, members of both parties have obtained 9,499 earmarks worth $15.9 billion.*
Quist says that earmarks are an abuse of the legislative process because they spend taxpayer money without taxpayers having a genuine say on how that money is spent. “There are no open public hearings on earmarks,” Quist said.
Quist said he is outraged by Congressman Tim Walz’s encouragement of citizens and other groups to bring him earmark requests. “This comes about as close to buying votes as you can get,” Quist stated.
Quist said that asking citizens to participate in an abuse of governmental process, as Mr. Walz is now doing, is reason enough to look elsewhere for a First District Congressman.
In addition, explained Quist, the federal government is now spending $3 for every $2 it is taking in as revenue. “Balancing the budget obviously doesn’t mean much to legislators who use earmarks,” Quist said.
Quist added that Walz’ comments that “Congressional earmarks do not add to the federal deficit” is complete nonsense and is typical of the fantasy-world that too many legislators live in. Quist echoed the words of Ronald Reagan who said the problem with liberal lawmakers is, “they know so much that isn’t so.”
*Roll Call, March 8, 2010, by Tory Newmyer, Roll Call Staff
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