Club for Growth Denounces Pork-Stuffed Spending Bill

Club for Growth Denounces Passage of Pork-Stuffed
House Iraq Spending Bill
Singles out "Blue Dog" Democrats who Broke Their Word

The Club for Growth denounced the 218 Democrats and 2 Republicans in the House of Representative who voted for the Iraq supplemental spending bill, containing $24 billion worth of wasteful pork-barrel projects. The Club specifically singled out freshmen Democratic Representatives Nancy Boyda (KS-02); Heath Schuler (NC-11); Nick Lampson (TX-22); Tim Mahoney (FL-16); and Harry Mitchell (AZ-05) who won their House seats on a campaign to restore fiscal responsibility to Congress and cut out earmarks. Instead these politicians caved to political pressure, throwing American taxpayers under the bus on their way down.

"Unfortunately, these candidates will say anything to get elected, but when push comes to shove, they roll over and play dead at the smallest command from their Democratic Party leaders," said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey. "The U.S. Congress though, is not a canine obedience school. American taxpayers want to be represented by responsible stewards of their hard-earned money, not poodles. Ultimately, these congressmen will be held accountable for their empty promises and their cavalier attitude towards American taxpayers."

"The Club for Growth also urges President Bush to abide by his threat to veto the spending legislation when it reaches his desk," Mr. Toomey continued. "While the Democrats have made it clear that they cannot keep even the simplest of pledges, we hope the President will set a better example."