Members of Congress like to talk about holding down government spending but continue to attach their names to very few proposals that would do so, a prominent interest group contends. . . . The National Taxpayers Union analyzed sponsorship of all bills that would have made at least $1 million difference in spending. The nonprofit group, which advocates limited government and low taxes, has been tracking such matters for 15 years. . . . [NTU] said the studies, which began in 1991, all point to the same thing: Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle spend more time thinking up ways to spend money than doing anything else. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Monday)
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