Truth Comes Out - 'Stupak 11' Requesed $4.7B in Earmarks

Suprise, suprise! 'Stupak 11' so-called pro-life Democrats sold out for $4.7B in earmarks which we are sure that Obama/Pelosi willingly granted them. The travesty by these so-called pro-life Democrats should put an end to any discussion of a pro-life Democrat in office because they all have their price to sell out the unborn. Now we know what that price is -- $4.7B!

After voting ‘yes’ on health care, ‘Stupak 11' requested $4.7 billion in earmarks
Sunlight Foundation
3/26/10
Anupama Narayanswamy and Bill Allison

A day after Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., and ten other House members compromised on their pro-life position to deliver the necessary yes-votes to pass health care reform, the "Stupak 11" released their fiscal year 2011 earmark requests, which total more than $4.7 billion--an average of $429 million worth of earmark requests for each lawmaker.

Of the eight lawmakers whose 2010 requests were available for comparison, five requested more money this week than they did a year ago:

Rep. Jerry Costello, D-Ill., Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper, D-Pa., Rep. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., Brad Ellsworth, D-Ind., Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, and Rep. Charles Wilson, D-Ohio.

The eleven members were the focus of high level pressure by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats because they threatened to vote against the health care reform bill, which passed the House on Sunday, March 21, by a seven vote margin. Granting earmark requests are one of the ways leadership can encourage members to vote their way.

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