Press: Earmarks Archives | CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

The Return of Earmarks? Here’s a Better Way

Are earmarks the answer to congressional deadlock? Apparently many lawmakers think so. Read More ›

April 12, 2012 | Congress, Earmarks, Senate Members, James Inhofe

CREW Releases Report Revealing Representatives Abuse Position to Benefit Family Members

After extensive research, we have found a shocking 248 House members who used their positions to financially benefit themselves or family members. Read More ›

March 22, 2012 | Congress, Corruption, Democrats, Earmarks, Ethics, Congressional Ethics, House, Lobbying, Republicans, Press Releases

Pork Parade: Former Members Eat from Both Sides of the Trough

CREW’s research found 5 former lawmakers, all of whom left office within the past five years, collecting lobbying fees for institutions they earmarked to while serving in Congress. Read More ›

January 26, 2012 | Congress, Earmarks, Pork, Lobbying, Pork Parade, States, Massachusetts, House Members, William Delahunt, Senate Members, Trent Lott

The Prince of Pork Still Reigns

Despite a ban on earmarks in the House of Representatives, the man long dubbed the “Prince of Pork,” Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY), can continue to bring home the bacon for a network of organizations based in his district. Read More ›

April 26, 2011 | Earmarks, Pork, Pork Parade, States, Kentucky, Press Releases, House Members, Harold Rogers

I Didn’t Do It

We expect the "I didn't do it" phase to pass before kids reach middle school - and certainly before they reach Congress. Apparently Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) missed that lesson. Read More ›

March 17, 2011 | Earmarks, Ethics, Congressional Ethics, News, The Hill, States, Texas, House Members, Eddie Bernice Johnson

Budget Cutting 101

CREW has been highlighting for years how big time campaign contributors frequently are protected by the politicians they prop up. This is just a particularly reprehensible example. Read More ›

March 4, 2011 | Corporate, Corruption, Earmarks, Pork, House Members, C. W. Bill Young

Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood

Sometimes it's better to laugh than cry about what goes on in Washington. Case and point, Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) "The Prince of Pork" will soon be leading an earmark-free House Appropriations Committee in the 112th Congress. Read More ›

December 9, 2010 | Congress, Earmarks, Pork, News, States, Kentucky, House Members, Harold Rogers, Jerry Lewis