Have live members of congress who will speak. I thank you for joining us. We have another halfdozen senators and representatives with record remark we will play once we are done. This is the 20 eighth edition of the congressional pics and follows two days after the Congressional Budget Office, and 854 billion, the record was 234 billion in the 864 billion would be the sixthlargest annual deficit. Since the supposedly earmarked moratorium, members of congress have set a record for the amount of spending according to citizens against government waste cry to which we develop back in 1991 with the bipartisan congressional pork busters coalition. The amount spent was 15. 9 billion, a 3. 0 increase in fiscal year 2019. The numbers may adopt a little bit from 282, two to extend for, decrease of 2. 8 . Since this league in 1991, cagw has identified 111,417 earmarks costing taxpayers 375. 7 billion so yes, those little projects due at up over time. The increase in porkbarrel spending occurred b
While it is understandable that during this Unprecedented Health care and economic crisis, congress has decided to spend all this money, it is also a great opportunity for congress to undertake serious efforts to reduce wasteful spending. That effort should start with the elimination of earmarks. For the third year in a since the suppose it earmark moratorium, congress has set a record for earmarks according to the criteria we develop in 1991 with the bipartisan Congressional Court busters coalition. A 3. 1nouncement was percent increase over the 3. 3 billion in fiscal year 2019. Since fiscal year 1991, cagw has costinged earmarks taxpayers 375. 7 billion, so those little projects at up over time. The increase in spending occurred behind closed doors without taxpayers knowing what is going on. There are no names of legislators attached to each earmark and few details. We know in the agriculture appropriations act, theres 9 million for the Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regio
I recognize myself six minutes. Minutes. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Frelinghuysen i rise to present an amendment to h. R. 3219 to make america secure appropriations act. This legislative package provides critical appropriations for National Security, including for the department of defense, department of veterans atares and department of energys Nuclear Programs and the legislative branch bill. My colleagues, this is the primary constitutional duty of the congress to ensure the safety of the homeland and the American People. This legislation was carefully crafted to meet that responsibility, funding our critical material priorities, supporting veterans and making our borders more secure. The core of this package is full year funding in the department of defense and intelligence community. And i thank chairwoman granger. Provides 658. 1 billion, an increase of 61 billion in base discretionary funding for fiscal year 2018 enacted levels. This is no doubt, this is a signif
Now id like to introduce our head fable, please hold your applause until all head table members have been introduced. From my left, michelle amber, reporter for the National Press clubs wire and retired labor reporter for bloomberg bma. Chris, a journalist and former writer at working america. Liz shuler, secretarytreasurer of the aflcio. Skipping over the podium, jamie horowitz, owner of pr work and head of the npc headliners booking team so hes the person that helped organize todays lunch. Thank you, jamie. Jeff plunges, lead automotive Investigative Reporter for consumer reports. Michael smith, a bakery worker at nabisco in chicago and a member of the bakers union. [ applause ] patty, senior strategist and principle at psg communications. And finally, robert column, Technology Journalist and contribute or the to i3 magazine. [ applause ] our guest today, richard trumka, has been president of the nations Largest Labor federation aflcio since 2009. Before that, he served as the secret
Next, remarks from cio Richard Trumpka on his relationship with President Trump. He said he would be pushing the president to broaden workers bargaining rights regardless of whether or not they are Union Members. This is an hour. Before we get started i want to remind our audience to silence your phones. Feel free to follow along today using the pressclub. Secretary treasurer of the cio. Thank you jamie. Skipping over our speaker for a moment, lead automotive investigate reporter for consumer reports. Michael smith, a bakery worker at nabisco in chicago and a member of the bakers union. Our guest today has been president of the largest nation federation. Before that he served as a secretary treasurer for 14 years and as president of united mine work workers of america. Many of the 12. 5 million members voted for donald trump last november. After the election, surprise result. Mr. Trumpka offered to Work Together on issues like trade and manufacturing where their views overlap. He has t