
Inside the Beltway News: Wednesday
Our friends at Citizens Against Government Waste release their annual pig book profiling Congress’ prolific spenders. It speaks for itself, read up here.
Bill McKay was on Capitol Hill testifying in support of public spending for the arts yesterday, from Roll Call.
Oil company executives were on the Hill yesterday testifying about why they make so much money and gas costs so much (or at least that was the presumptive judgment of some inquisitors). No word on whether powers controlling oil producing and exporting states or environmental organizations will be called to testify about their impact on the production, refinement and distribution of petroleum products. Here is how the Politico covered it.
Politico also looks at the inside maneuvering to pass financial services oversight legislation.… Read More