Ending Earmarks Edition: Empty Trolley Edition
09/22/2006
A day after our events in Shreveport and Little Rock were attended by a total of six TV cameras, two daily newspaper reporters, an AP scribe and a still photog, there are a lot of clips out there this morning.

Ending Earmarks Express: Deep in the Heart of Texas Edition
09/19/2006
Good morning from the great state of Texas, where we're kicking off the September leg of the Ending Earmarks Express this morning with a grassroots event and news conference that will shine a spotlight on a $22 million pork-barrel earmark to plant bushes and trees along Houston's highways.

Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Nationwide “Ending Earmarks Express” to Kick Off Sixth Leg on September 19
09/15/2006
WASHINGTON – The Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Ending Earmarks Express, a nationwide road tour of lawmakers’ questionable pet projects, will kick off its sixth leg on Tuesday, September 19 in Houston, Texas, visiting a total of four states and eight earmarks next week. The grassroots bus tour, which began its inaugural swing on April 7th, has so far traveled over 9,000 miles to 33 states and 41 earmarks literally worth billions in hard-earned tax dollars. At the end of this swing, the Ending Earmarks Express will have achieved its goal of visiting the site of 50 earmarks and will have visited a total of 37 states.

Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Nationwide “Ending Earmarks Express” to Kick Off Fifth Leg on August 21
08/18/2006
WASHINGTON – The Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s nationwide Ending Earmarks Express, a nationwide road tour of lawmakers’ wasteful pet projects, will kick off its fifth leg on Monday, August 21 in St. Paul, Minn., visiting a total of five states and seven earmarks next week. The grassroots bus tour, which began its inaugural swing on April 7th, has so far traveled over 7,000 miles to 28 states and 34 earmarks literally worth billions in hard-earned tax dollars.

Ending Earmarks Express: Leaving Las Vegas Edition
07/13/2006
The Ending Earmarks Express was in sunny Las Vegas this morning, where the current temperature is 102, but weather.com claims it only "feels like" 96. I'd like to say for the record that the guys at weather.com are obviously on crack and that it actually "feels like" 196.

Ending Earmarks Express: "I Knew I Shoulda Took That Right Turn at Albuquerque" Edition
07/13/2006
Greetings from the Great American Southwest. We began the day in Albuquerque, NM, then drove about five hours across the desert - past the National Petrified Forest, Meteor Crater and even a corner in Winslow, Arizona, to Flagstaff for our second event of the day. Now we're on the road to Vegas, baby, Vegas, for tomorrow's event spotlighting an earmark to study mariachi music.

Ending Earmarks Express: "Go West, Young Man!" Edition
06/28/2006
After visiting egregious earmarks in 21 states, all but one of which was east of the mighty Mississippi, the Ending Earmarks Express is headed to the wild, wild West in a week and a half.

Nationwide “Ending Earmarks Express” Visits Macon, Ga., to Spotlight Ever-Changing Earmark in Emergency Spending Bill
06/13/2006
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s nationwide Ending Earmarks Express today visited Macon, Ga., to question a $100,000 federal earmark that has now been targeted to three different local projects...

Nationwide “Ending Earmarks Express” Visits Laboratory of Fish Genetics at Auburn University
06/13/2006
Group Questions $300,000 in Federal Earmarks to Map the Catfish Genome

Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Nationwide “Ending Earmarks Express” to Kick Off Third Leg on June 12
06/09/2006
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s nationwide Ending Earmarks Express, a bus tour of lawmakers’ wasteful pet projects, will kick off its third leg on Monday, June 12, and visit six states and seven earmarks next week.

Nationwide “Ending Earmarks Express” Visits “The Ultimate ‘Pet’ Project” In Rhode Island
05/17/2006
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s nationwide “Ending Earmarks Express” bus tour today visited Westerly, R.I., to question a $200,000 earmark for an area animal facility, and to highlight the national need for an end to pork-barrel politics.

Nationwide “Ending Earmarks Express” Visits Mark Twain House in Hartford
05/17/2006
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s nationwide “Ending Earmarks Express” bus tour today visited Hartford, Conn., to question $2,400,000 in earmarks for the Mark Twain House and Museum, and to highlight the national need for an end to pork-barrel politics.

Nationwide “Ending Earmarks Express” Visits Hyannis, Mass.
05/17/2006
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s nationwide “Ending Earmarks Express” bus tour today visited Hyannis, Mass., to question $482,000 in earmarks for the JFK Memorial Statue and Hyannis/Cape Cod Gateway Project, and to highlight the national need for an end to pork-barrel politics.

On the Road Again...
05/15/2006
The nationwide Ending Earmarks Express is back on the road this week, with stops scheduled in eight states over the next four days. We kicked things off this afternoon outside Preservation Maryland in downtown Baltimore, where we questioned $200,000 earmark that U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer secured last year for the restoration of old tobacco barns in Southern Maryland.

Nationwide “Ending Earmarks Express” Visits Baltimore
05/15/2006
BALTIMORE, Md. – The Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s nationwide “Ending Earmarks Express” bus tour today visited Baltimore, Md., to question a $200,000 earmark that would help preserve old tobacco barns in the state, and to highlight the national need for an end to pork-barrel politics.

Take a stand against MS Pork!
04/12/2006
Use your John Hancock for something much more worthwhile than signing your tax check.

More media attention for Mollohan and the EEE bus tour
04/11/2006
Jake Stump of the Charleston Daily was one of the many reporters at our WV stop this morning

Good thing we brushed our hair this morning ...
04/11/2006
At a great event in Charleston, WV, seemingly every reporter in town wanted to hear about Ending Earmarks

Families want to end earmarks too
04/11/2006
When you have kids, the last thing you want to see is another dollar wasted...

Good Morning from West Virginia!
04/11/2006
Good morning from Sen. Robert Byrd's home state of West Virginia! It's a beautiful day here - the scent of spring is in the air... or is that pork I smell?

Steve Muscatello highlights Ending Earmarks Express
04/10/2006
Read what folks are saying about our bus tour.

Novak reports on newest Ending Earmarks Express bus tour stop
04/10/2006
When an "emergency" is anything but ...

Good Morning, Cleveland!
04/10/2006
The Ending Earmarks Express has made it safely to Cleveland...

Ending Earmarks Express to Kickoff in 2172 Rayburn Building
04/07/2006
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to wet weather, the kickoff of the Ending Earmarks Express will be held in Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

Ending Earmarks Express Kickoff Update: Coburn, Flake Scheduled to Attend!
04/04/2006
We just released a Media Advisory announcing that the kickoff of our Ending Earmarks Express will take place at 11:00 a.m. next Friday morning, April 7, on the Terrace of the Cannon House Office Bulding - at the corner of Independence and New Jersey Avenues on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Show Me the Earmarks!
03/30/2006
That's right -- this afternoon we announced that the Ending Earmarks Express is headed to the Show Me State of Missouri on Wednesday, April 12th, to expose wasteful federal spending in St. Louis and Columbia and to educate grassroots citizens about the need for earmark reform.

Ending Earmarks Express: First Tour Stops Announced!
03/30/2006
Last week we announced that we're kicking off the nationwide Ending Earmarks Express bus tour on Friday, April 7, in Washington DC. This week, we've started to announce our first stops outside the Beltway...