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Sign the Open Letter to Leader Boehner
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| Name | City | Date | Comments |
| Jeff Mapson | Wilmington, DE | January 17, 2008 | After 12 years in power and 2 not in power, it's about time the Republican leadership through true Conservatives a bone, and appoint Flake to the open spot on appropriations. |
| PHILIP GIBBS | SHREVEPORT, LA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Susan Wells | Marysville, WA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| terence boyle | denver, CO | January 17, 2008 | x |
| JAMES ROWSON | LEVITTOWN, PA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| David Robb | Mabank, TX | January 17, 2008 | We need someone,WHO CARES about the people of this great nation!Not just about themselves.All,so called public servents in the capital should only serve one term!If they dont't do a good job,then they can be fired!! |
| John Bowen | Tallahassee, FL | January 17, 2008 | Control over all these earmarks has to be made public and why it was sneaked into necessary legislation. Politicians like Jeff Flaks would be your consistant alley in this effort.Plesse appoint him and make sure ALL earmarkes are publicized and approved BY PUBLICAL VOTE. John Bowen |
| William Grabski | Champlin, MN | January 17, 2008 | Opertunity to make a positive difference in this most important committee. |
| Constance Blum | Venice, FL | January 17, 2008 | Good fiscal conservatives are hard to find. Please back Rep. Flake and encourage some sensible reforms. |
| Miriam Friedman | Indianapolis, IN | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Nathaniel Fischer | Wappingers Falls, NY | January 17, 2008 | If the party wants a chance to redeem its terrible performance on spending in the past seven years this is probably the best step it could take. |
| Gordon Haigler | Beaaufort, SC | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Diane Bannen | Fort Worth, TX | January 17, 2008 | Get these proven,young, REAL conservatives into places to stop the "moderate" republicans and the dems from rushing headlong into socialism. |
| ken gregory | mt arlington, NJ | January 17, 2008 | I support Rep Jeff Flake as long as he helps to eliminate all those ridiculous earmarks, so many of which are absolute wastes of taxpayers hard earned money. If he is successful at that he should run for president...he'll get my entire family's vote! |
| ralph oswald | menlo park, CA | January 17, 2008 | Congress MUST understand that Federal Funds should only be appropriated for projects that benefit ALL citizens of the U.S. equally. Local projects should be funded by their beneficiaries. |
| Bowman Davis | Williamsburg, VA | January 17, 2008 | It is way past time for congress to remove the "EarMuffs" and get rid of "EarMarks" and stop the lunacratic spending. The GOP has become clones of the Demo party. We need a strong advocate for some spending reforms. We want JEFF FLAKE on the committee. |
| Gene Anderson | Bedford, IN | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Leslie Vliet | Tucson, AZ | January 17, 2008 | PUT REP. FLAKE ON THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OR LOSE ALL CREDIBILITY ABOUT BEING THE "FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY" |
| Barbara Puska | Magnolia, AR | January 17, 2008 | Please get someone in there to get this Nation bsck on track. You have, as Democrats, driven this nation into the dirt, as well as brought on a recession, with your 'FREE STUFF'. You are a poor excuse for GOVERNMENT!!!! |
| George Willis | Orange Beach, AL | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Catherine Stone | King of Prussia, PA | January 17, 2008 | I support the appointment of Rep. Flake to the Appropriations Committee. Earmarks are like ear wax - eliminate them to clean things up. |
| David Webb | Chillicothe, OH | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Bob Graham | Las Vegas, NV | January 17, 2008 | We need dedicated new blood to right this sinking ship . Please help by placing Mr. Flake in a position of trust for the citizens of this once great Nation . |
| William & Dorothy Briggs | Corinth, MS | January 17, 2008 | x |
| anthony and Irma konecny | San Ramon, CA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Andrew Goetz | Owensboro, KY | January 17, 2008 | I don't care which party as both are guilty of spending money the government doesn't have or spending too much of the taxpayers's money at the federal level! Get Flake on the Appropriations Committee and let's get back to some conservative fiscal responsibility and reduce the size and spending of the federal government! |
| Dwight Dickman | Henderson, CO | January 17, 2008 | x |
| robert krasnosky | naples, FL | January 17, 2008 | lets expose the pork. then we can stop it |
| Tom Kelly | Lambertville, NJ | January 17, 2008 | As an elected Republican County Committeeman, I find earmarks to be totally abhorant and I will look at ALL candidates positions on this issue before pulling a lever in the voting booth. |
| Elizabeth Herzog | Monroe, LA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Jim Maloney | Charlotte, NC | January 17, 2008 | it pleases me to support the appointment of Rep. Flake to the Appropriations Committee...and to serve notice on members of both parties to be more transparent and forthright in declaring the projects they wish to fund for their constituencies and special interest supporters... |
| Beverli Dougherty | barnhart, MO | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Ed Stanley | Rowlett, TX | January 17, 2008 | I agree that someone like Jake Flake needs to be on the Appropriations Committee to help reign in uncontrolled spending by Congress. We don't need anymore monuments or unnecessary park buildings and roads. Just common sense spending like it was coming out of their own pocket. |
| Linus (Ben) Hammers | Bremerton, WA | January 17, 2008 | Finally, someone who means what he says, and says what he means. I can't help wondering why the Egregious Earmark isn't a segment on every news program today. |
| Michael Murphy | Melbourne, FL | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Frank Maier | New Kensington, PA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| gary mcpherson | Burlington, IA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Jeff Fairchild | Batavia, OH | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Bruce Race | San Diego, CA | January 17, 2008 | Let's put someone on the committee that is commited to reducing government waste --- especially those "pork barrel" earmarks. How can we vote for Republicans who are in reality RINO's? Appoit Jeff flake--his record speaks for itself! |
| Penny Bengtson | Bentonville, AR | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Jayne Boyer | Danville, CA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| John McCullen | Chapel Hill, NC | January 17, 2008 | I support wholeheartedly the appointment of Rep. Flake to the Appropriations Committee. We need to stop the practice of using earmarks immediately. Spending Bills should be debated fully before votes, and should not be altered in any way. Members of Congress should have the courage to support their positions in public and on the floor. |
| Eileen Rigby | Deerfield Beach, FL | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Paul Schumacher | Venice, FL | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Wayne Reynolds | Colorado Springs, CO | January 17, 2008 | Republicans in congress must wake up to the growing anger among the voters over Republicans acting no different than Democrats! I'm confident that many, like me, while we will not start voting for Democrats, will no longer donate to the party until they start acting Republican! Take this step in right direction; appoint Flake. |
| Susan Scarbrough | Valley City, OH | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Bob Meisterling | Thousand Oaks, CA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Michael Zablotny | Liverpool, NY | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Jackie Murray | Plummer, ID | January 17, 2008 | Congress is whining that Americans need to take better care of their personal finances, well, why don't they try to take charge of the government finances! Send Flake in there to help the house get their house in order! |
| Roy Morton | Yarmouth Port, MA | January 17, 2008 | A lifelong Republican, I have been so discouraged at the abandonment of Republican principles...especially fiscal...that I've not contributed to any of the Republican Committees for several years. The appointment of Jeff Flake to the Appropriations Committee will go a long way to restoring the confidence of us Republican voters/contributors in the party. PLEASE appoint Repr. Flake to Appropriations. |
| Roy Morton | Yarmouth Port, MA | January 17, 2008 | A lifelong Republican, I have been so discouraged at the abandonment of Republican principles...especially fiscal...that I've not contributed to any of the Republican Committees for several years. The appointment of Jeff Flake to the Appropriations Committee will go a long way to restoring the confidence of us Republican voters/contributors in the party. PLEASE appoint Repr. Flake to Appropriations. |
| Preston Tuttle | Chandler, AZ | January 17, 2008 | Rep Jeff seems to be the only Republican that remembers it's was "fiscal responsibility" that led to the take back of the congress. He needs to be in a place that makes our Brethren remember it is more blessed to "save than spend". |
| Dewey Wymer | Euless, TX | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Brian Keith | Shaftsbury, VT | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Jim Amato | Omaha, NE | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Stephen King | Martinez, CA | January 17, 2008 | Please prove to the voters that Republicans are the party of fiscal conservatism by appointing Jeff Flake to the Appropriations Committee. Thank You |
| Warren Newman | Cody, WY | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Douglas Ford | Abilene, TX | January 17, 2008 | WE NEED OVERSIGHT NOW! APPOINT CONGRESSMAN FLAKE TO HELP PRESERVE THE FUTURE OF AMERICA! |
| Bruce Veteto | Colorado Springs, CO | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Robert Askew | Lawrenceville, GA | January 17, 2008 | We need to have more Republicans that can say no to pork and rein in the spending that cost them the 2006 elections. Eliminate earmarks and any useless and superfluous spending. The primary goal of the federal Govt is to provide a common defense against ALL invaders. |
| Ann Legard | Indian Trail, NC | January 17, 2008 | I ask that you please vote Jeff FLake to the Appropriations Committee.He would be a great asset not only for Republicans but also for all Americans. I trust him to make good decisions. |
| Donald McFarlane | Edgerton, WI | January 17, 2008 | More responsibility in spending not more spending. Rep. Flake is a top choice for the Appropriation Committee. |
| Dana DeShong | Valrico, FL | January 17, 2008 | We need to get back to our conservative roots to save the Republican party! Please put Jeff Flake on the Appropriations Committee. |
| Chuck & Denise Doney | Mosier, OR | January 17, 2008 | x |
| David Caldwell | Kingsport, TN | January 17, 2008 | Make fiscal responsibility a priority! |
| Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Barton | Pinehurst, NC | January 17, 2008 | Please appoint Jeff Flake and help end this crazy spending we've been on for the passed 20 years. Can't spending to repair roads and bridges be the new "Pork Barrel" projects we do? |
| John Alspach | Sabetha, KS | January 17, 2008 | The open seat on the Appropriations Committee needs to be filled by Jeff Flake. He will go a long way towards showinh the American people that you are serious about getting the GOP back to the Reagan way of doing business. |
| Larry sparks | Cannon Beach, OR | January 17, 2008 | Jeff Flake is the right person to stop budget earmarks. |
| Eulalie Brown | Elephant Btte, NM | January 17, 2008 | Let's get serious about being fiscal Conservatives or get out of the game. |
| Jeffrey Pringle | Ovid, MI | January 17, 2008 | This is an old fashioned Republican and the type of man we need to fight this B.S. Big Brother/Big Government movement. |
| Jean Young | Milford, DE | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Bruce Johnson | Willow Grove, PA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| James Fowler | Mount Ephraim, NJ | January 17, 2008 | Great efforts are needed to Clean up a Big mess. Lets get it done. James D.Fowler |
| Harry Bruno | Hayward, CA | January 17, 2008 | Stop the wasteful spending now! We don't need to wait for a new election to make the changes we need. |
| Merle Preedom | Milford, OH | January 17, 2008 | The use of earmarks has been a bane on our nations ability to deal with national difficulties that may arise. Politicians should never act to infuse funds into programs that do not add to the greater good of the nation. When dollars are sent to individual states, to increase individual prosperity, that is not of the people. Our federal structure was not created to allow a single voice unrestrained leisure, at the expense of a nation. |
| Richard Higginbotham | Medford, NJ | January 17, 2008 | It is about time that Republicans got serious about reining in the profligate spending of Congress. I can't think of a better man to serve on the House Appropriations committee to help this cause than Rep. Jeff Flake. I have stopped contributing to Republicam committees because I have lost faith in them and their earnestness to act to cut spending. Here's their chance for redemption. |
| Clifford Mahanes | Charlottesville, VA | January 17, 2008 | PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE get Rep Flake on the Appropriatios Committee if he will help control spending. The party and the country need this very soon. You have said you will do it, now DO IT. |
| robert bashaw | Stephenville, TX | January 17, 2008 | We need Jeff Flake to fight for responsible spending. |
| Michael Norwood | Canton, GA | January 17, 2008 | It used to be said that Congress spent money like drunken sailors. But drunken sailors spend their own money. It's way past time to stop mortgaging our great-grandchildrens' future. |
| Norma Cappelletti | Pinehurst, NC | January 17, 2008 | What happened to the concept of spending money you have only on essentials ? Congress, with their 11,000 ear marks has not acted in a fiscally sound manner.Someone with the dedication to fiscal responsibility that Jeff Blake has demonstrated should be appointed to the Appropriations Committee. I urge his appointment before it's too late for our financial stability. |
| Gary Christopherson | Woodland, CA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Brian Gummin | Waukesha, WI | January 17, 2008 | I stopped supporting the RNC, NRCC and NRSC a few years ago because they seem more interested in power than conservative principles. Appointing Rep. Flake would be a good step in the Right direction! |
| J.A. Bates | Austin, TX | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Myra Brown | Corpus Christi, TX | January 17, 2008 | This out of control spending has hurt the Republican party far more obviously than it has hurt the Democrats. People expect this kind of spending behavior out of them. I am so disappointed in my party and encourage immediate change. This will start with the appointment of Rep Jeff Flake to the House Appropriation Committee. |
| Steve Morgan | Kingwood, TX | January 17, 2008 | Fool me once shame on you. We will not be fooled again. Taxes and spending go hand in hand. Real Republicans do not like "Dem-lite" Republicrats. We are watching and you know it. There's a reason the GOP is having difficulty fund raising, it's because Bridges to Nowhere and Part D have made us mad. We want our Party back, show us you mean it! |
| Loraine Hall | Sequim, WA | January 17, 2008 | What a great idea to send out a letter like this,just hope it works.Yes for Flake,I see him on C-Span trying to do the right thing for us tax payers. |
| Randall Barron | Guyton, GA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Toni Seely | Forest, IN | January 17, 2008 | It often feels like we have "taxation without representation" because our representatives seem to be unable to hear our voices. Rep. Flake is an exception. He hears us. Please put Jeff Flake on the Appropriations Committee. We have paid for too much pork! |
| Darryl Baker | Phoenix, AZ | January 17, 2008 | Let's end wasteful spending in Washington DC! |
| Michael Long | Longmont, CO | January 17, 2008 | Give me that old time conservativism! |
| James R. & Ellen M. Ervin | El Paso, TX | January 17, 2008 | The use of earmarks cheat the tax payers, as nationally appropriated funds are used to fund local projects in order to maintain the individual congressman's popularity with his/her constituency. We need Rep. Flake in a position to hinder the earmark process. |
| William Turk | Everett, WA | January 17, 2008 | Earmarks only serve to promote the reelectability of the earmark sponsor and most often provide little benefit even in the local community and are certainly a drag on the general economy. Whether sponsored by Dems. or Republ. the blame will most often focus on the Republican party since we at the moment occupy the White House. Jeff Flake is my choice for the committee appointment and should be yours too. |
| malou mariano | long beach, CA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Craig Almquist | Charleston, WV | January 17, 2008 | Agreed |
| James Lotze | , FL | January 17, 2008 | i am asking you to vote for jeff flake to become a member of the Appropriations Committee. the outstanding work he has done demands that he is allowed to make serious contributions as a committee member. his achievements are exactly what the republican party and the american people need to see more of. thank you for your informed decision. |
| David Ingalsbe | Paynesville, MN | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Patrick Borghese | Mesa, AZ | January 17, 2008 | Please keep spending in line |
| John Sangenario | Hampton, NH | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Whitney Bennett | Arlington, VA | January 17, 2008 | x |
| James Erdman | San Gabriel, CA | January 17, 2008 | Please do whatever you can to enforce the laws already on the books abot ear marks not having any validity if they have not been approved by congress. How can it be that a measure can be inserted (legally)? STOP THE INSANE SPENDING!!! |
-- Dick Armey
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