Rep. Bachmann Claims To Have Taken No-Pork Pledge, But Actually Requested $3...
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On Fox Business yesterday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) joined the long parade of members of Congress who rail against earmarks while requesting their own. But Bachmann took her hypocrisy a step further, claiming that she has signed an anti-pork pledge:
CLAMAN: How about a no-pork bill? Will that ever be a reality?
BACHMANN: I think it is possible. I took a pledge in my own district. I have not taken earmarks in the last three years that I have been in Congress because the system is so corrupt. It's possible to make that pledge.
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In fact, according to Legistorm, Bachmann has requested 7 earmarks in Fiscal Year 2008 costing tax payers a total of $3,767,600. Some examples:
- $94,000 for Sheriffs Youth Program of MN
- $335,000 for Equipment Acquisition for Northland Medical Center
- $803,000 for Replacement Small Buses, St. Cloud Metro Bus
As MSNBC's David Shuster noted, Bachmann indeed signed the Club for Growth's 'No Earmark' pledge back in 2008. While she clearly broke this pledge, Bachmann's name is curiously absent from the list of lawmakers making the same pledge for 2009.
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