Tag: Rep. Morgan Griffith

Schumer’s $2 Million for Bronx Hip Hop Museum Spotlighted Amid Near-Record Setting Congressional Earmarking Spree

Members of Congress from both parties appear headed to approving a record number of earmarks—tax-funded spending projects in their districts or states that are typically buried in massive omnibus spending bills—including a $2 million award by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to build the Universal Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx, New York. The…


Energy Secretary Granholm’s 4 Junkets in 5 Months to Puerto Rico Sparks GOP Demands for Justification

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) are demanding documents regarding Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm’s four tax-paid trips in five months to Puerto Rico. “The frequency and duration of these trips raise concerns regarding your attention to your other duties, particularly…


Energy Secretary Granholm’s 4 Junkets in 5 Months to Puerto Rico Spark GOP Demands for Justification

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) are demanding documents regarding Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm’s four tax-paid trips in five months to Puerto Rico. “The frequency and duration of these trips raise concerns regarding your attention to your other duties, particularly…