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Sign the Open Letter to Leader Boehner
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| Name | City | Date | Comments |
| J.M. Keegan | Kalamazoo, MI | January 17, 2008 | I'm tired of all the 'pork' it's time you put a stop to 'bridges to no-where--teapot museums--ect'.& I am tired of politicans that spend MY money willy-nilly. STOP NOW! |
| , | January 17, 2008 | Stop this insane pork-barrel spending!! One of these day's,there will be a tax revolt. What's Congress going to do then? I would just love to keep more of my tax money one of these day's!! | |
| Richard Carbaugh | Haymarket, VA | January 17, 2008 | Put Flake on the committee. And LOWER taxes. |
| Marjorie Sullivan | Port Orange, FL | January 17, 2008 | I have been screaming for a long time about pork and it is time the Republicans did something about it. |
| Daniel Sayre | Charlevoix, MI | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Martha Gross | Reisterstown, MD | January 17, 2008 | With the threat that a big spending liberal Democrat may win the election this year for the White House, we need someone like Rep. Flake to be on our side for limited goverment spending. |
| Richard Bingham | Wolcott, CT | January 17, 2008 | There should be NO earmarks. At best it's wasteful, at worst it's unconstitutional. It is always cheaper to pay for things at the local level. If they don't have the money maybe it shoulsn'r be done. |
| Edward L. Frado | West Palm Beach, FL | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Richard Harris | Prairieville, LA | January 17, 2008 | I think Jeff Flake could help us regain the position as the party of fiscal responsibility. Being serious about fiscal responsibility will be very important as more of the public realize how close we are to a catastrophic fiscal precipice. Show that Republicans are indeed serious with the selection of Rep. Flake for this important position. |
| Scott Romack | grand prairie, TX | January 17, 2008 | There is a new move to get back to small limited government of, for and by the people. Jeff Flake is a good start in that direction. Let's get with the program or get a different job. |
| Dean Gay | Rochester, NH | January 17, 2008 | It's sad that our representatives need a "watch dog" to force them to adhere to the most fundamental of conservative principles--fiscal restraint--but it's clear that they can not be trusted with our money. We, the voters who gave Republicans control of the people's government, have been badly betrayed. It's long past time for congressional Republicans to deliver on the promises of fiscal reform that put them in power. Appointing Rep. Flake to the Appropriations Committee would be a small, but sound, first step toward earning back our violated trust. |
| Katie Whitmore | Denton, TX | January 17, 2008 | x |
| Timothy Wise | Arlington VA, VA | January 16, 2008 | If the Republicans in Congress could repudiate ALL pork, and let the American people know that it was the first step towards actual limited government, I believe they could take back the House and possibly the Senate in 2008. Appointing Rep. Flake to the Appropriations Committee would be an excellent first step. |
| Danny Stewart | Statesville, NC | January 16, 2008 | x |
| JL Craghead | Overton, NV | January 16, 2008 | Tear down this bridge to nowhere, Mr. Boehner. |
| Brian Corbett | Woodlands, TX | January 16, 2008 | Place a true fiscal conservative on the appropriations committee. Jeff Flake is that person |
| William Jones | Wilmington, DE | January 16, 2008 | x |
| William Jones | Wilmington, DE | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Rep. Russell Capps | Raleigh, NC | January 16, 2008 | Jeff Flake is absolutely the man for the job!!! Please do your best to get him appointed!!!! |
| Dustin Mil | Mesa, AZ | January 16, 2008 | Representative Flake is my congressman, and not only should he be on the Appropriations Committee, he should be the ranking member. No one, and I mean no one, has fought harder to save the American Taxpayer than Jeff Flake. |
| John Wyglendowski | Hillsborough, NJ | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Scott Foland | Mesa, AZ | January 16, 2008 | Congressman John Boehner, Please do the right thing and get Jeff Flake on the Appropriations Committee. I can't think of anyone we need more right now on this committee than Congressman Flake. He has represented for several years and I have never had to worry about him pandering to lobbiest or party bosses. Let's do the right thing! |
| Richard Jessop | Fredonia, AZ | January 16, 2008 | Respect the tax payers. Live up to the oath of office. And stop robbing the american people. Reinstate the constitution |
| Robert Huck | Springfield, IL | January 16, 2008 | Start acting like Republicans. Cut spending. Cut taxes. Let us keep our own money. We earned it. You didn't. It's ours. Let us have it. STOP EARMARKS NOW! If we want a bridge in Springfield, IL, we'll pay for it. |
| Dave Root | Damascus, MD | January 16, 2008 | Jeff Flake is a proven leader who wants to put an end to wasteful spending associated with earmarks. Jeff knows that Lobbyists and Special interest groups who represent various industries give campaign contributions to Congressmen and then those same Congressmen repay the favor by earmarking a much larger amount back to the industry. The money goes around in a circle and the taxpayers are paying for the politicans re-election campaign! This corrupt system of earmarking is making a mockery of our democratic system. |
| Edward Diefenthal | Metairie, LA | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Luella Zillinger | Phillipsburg, KS | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Michael Sistak | Tucson, AZ | January 16, 2008 | It's time to act like real Conservatives! Make It Flake! |
| William Beard | Senatobia, MS | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Kent Lyon | College Station, TX | January 16, 2008 | Failure to appoint Jeff Flake to the Appropriations Committee will be a sure sign of Republican recidivism on Pork. |
| Mary Moreno | Claypool, AZ | January 16, 2008 | x |
| mike tullis | AMES, IA | January 16, 2008 | we need someone in congress and every branch of government for that matter, to keep an eye on how our tax money is spent! As there are way too many 100's of billions being wasted every year! |
| marty cummins | Sapulpa, OK | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Anita Boris | Havre de Grace, MD | January 16, 2008 | Show us that you've got the moral courage to do the right thing for America and help restore fiscal accountability and restraint to the federal government. Rep. Flake is exactly the kind of "honest broker" we need to help rein in our out-of-control federal spending. |
| William Brewis | Plymouth, MI | January 16, 2008 | Stop earmarks and pork across the board. I am tired of the outlandish spending by government. |
| vern harman | minneapolis, MN | January 16, 2008 | No more "bridges to nowhere"! |
| Richard Ludwigson Jr | Henderson, NV | January 16, 2008 | Do what you swore you would do in your oath of office. Preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution. Earmarks are illegal CUT IT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Josef York | Henderson, NV | January 16, 2008 | Appoint Rep. Flake to the Appropriations Committee. I'm sick and tired of all the lip service some Republicans give about reigning in spending. Here's an opportunity to actually do something that appears to get Republicans back on track to being fiscally conservative. Take better care of OUR tax dollars! |
| Chris Norburn | Davidson, NC | January 16, 2008 | If the republicans do not return to fiscal conservatism, they will guarantee themselves minority status for the foreseeable future. |
| Wayne Lane | Winter Haven, FL | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Wayne Lane | Winter Haven, FL | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Don Lay | Mineola, TX | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Chad Wilcomb | Brooklyn, NY | January 16, 2008 | Please appoint Rep. Flake; let's get serious about this issue. As Republicans we should follow Flake's lead in taking ownership of the anti-Pork stance. |
| Kathy Williams | Stratford, SD | January 16, 2008 | Republicans don't deserve our vote any more than Democrats if they participate in excessive spending. We didn't lose in 2006 because of the war, we lost because of reckless spending and corruption. We need people who will speak up about abuses. Flake sounds like the a man who will do that. |
| jason amy | annandale, VA | January 16, 2008 | This is getting ridiculous. Federal, State, and Local governments now control 44% of the US economy! The fight against bigger government starts with eliminating pork barrel spending. The Republicans need someone to step-up and say ENOUGH! |
| Donna Doeler | Bellingham, MA | January 16, 2008 | I've watched Jeff Flake over the past few years and he's really against pork spending. We need someone we can trust to limit appropriations and big government. How else will conservatives have a chance to win in '08? Make it Flake. |
| Jim Manley | Boulder, CO | January 16, 2008 | Restore the contract and the Constitution. |
| Colleen Loughmiller | Malta, ID | January 16, 2008 | Please select Congressman Jeff Flake to the House Appropriations Committee asap. Every dollar saved helps establish better fiscal health for this nation. Do it now. |
| Robert Taylor | Brighton, TN | January 16, 2008 | Make a move back towards fiscal conservatism. Appoint Jeff Flake to the appropriations committee. Earmarks are out of control. The USA can no longer afford such trough feeding and it is a shameful way for Congress to fail to represent the people. |
| kurt Wuelper | Strafford, NH | January 16, 2008 | Flake will lead Republicans back to Republican principles. If we're ever gong to win agian we must restore our party to the pillars that built our majority and fiscal restraint is one of the most important. |
| Judy Coble | Pampa, TX | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Carolyn Hoy | Desoto, TX | January 16, 2008 | Congress is supposed to protect the interests of the American public. Pork spending violates that trust. Is it any wonder that Congressional Public Opinion ratings are so low? Restore trust in Congress - eliminate pork! Appoint Jeff Flake to the Appropriations Committee. |
| Marjorie Wilson | LA HABRA, CA | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Ted Pierce | Salt Lake City, UT | January 16, 2008 | It's time to get things right. Make it Flake! |
| Alfred Hollasch | North Tonawanda, NY | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Marion Windsor | Redondo Beach, CA | January 16, 2008 | These ELECTED officials are SUPPOSED to represent US, not their own personal intrests. They CAN be REMOVED from office by YOUR vote!! NO MORE PORK!! |
| Arthur Windsor | Redondo Beach, CA | January 16, 2008 | If this Republican leadership fails to listen to it`s voting party members, maybe it`s time for those members to vote for new representatives in the next election!!! These ELECTED officials are SUPPOSED to represent US, not their own personal intrests. They CAN be REMOVED from office by YOUR vote!! NO MORE PORK!! |
| Robin Galloney | Montrose, AL | January 16, 2008 | Please put Rep. Jeff Flake on the Appropriations Committee. Failure to rein in spending will lead to the Republican Party being left in the ash heap of history. Your conservative Republican base is livid after watching our representatives and Senators spending like drunken Democrats. We desperately need a fiscal hawk like Rep. Flake on Appropriations to prove that Republicans can be responsible w/the taxpayers' hard-earned money. |
| Paul Kucera | Corpus Christi, TX | January 16, 2008 | Now is the time to act upon the fiscal principles Republicans supposedly stand for. |
| Lloyd Jennings | Sanford, NC | January 16, 2008 | It is time that Republicans represent the taxpayers in this country. Please do so by appointing Representative Jeff Flake to the Appropriations Committee. Stop acting like Democrats (the Socialist Party). |
| Joan Riker | Orland, CA | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Megan Ritter | Westminster, MD | January 16, 2008 | Regaining the public's trust starts with cutting out the pork...And THAT starts with putting Congressman Flake on the appropriations committee. |
| Shawn Remish | Trooper, PA | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Robert Loneske | Solvang, CA | January 16, 2008 | I will not vote for any member of congress using "pork" to get re-elected. |
| Matthew Brouillette | Hershey, PA | January 16, 2008 | It's time that Republicans regained their brand as the party of fiscal conservatism. Placing Jeff Flake on the Appropriations Committee would be a sure signal that the Republican Party is serious about cutting spending and reducing waste. |
| Timothy Rose | Phoenix, AZ | January 16, 2008 | In 1994 we had the Contract with America. In 1995, I was so proud to say "I am a Republican!" Since January 2001, I have not been pleased. We had the White House and both houses of Congress. The fiscal irresponsibility was painful to watch. In November, we will still have the White House. Make a New Contract! Start by putting Jeff Flake on the Appropriations Commitee! |
| Eitan Chatav | Stony Brook, NY | January 16, 2008 | If the Republican party wants to preserve the Reagan coalition, they need to prove to us economic conservatives that they stand for limited government. Appointing Flake would be a first step in that proof. |
| Jerry Geleff | Reading, PA | January 16, 2008 | I support Rep. Flake's inclusion on the Appropriations Committee. We need one person there to guard the henhouse while the fox is lurking about. |
| Doug Knoles | Mesa, AZ | January 16, 2008 | It is apparent that the Republican party has a record no different than their friends across the aisle when it comes to spending. PLEASE, send a message to all Americans that the cycle of special interest pandering must stop. Let every citizen realize that our party is moving in a new direction with regard to doing the poeple's business, and spending the people's money. Place Jeff Flake on the committiee TODAY! |
| Ewen Finser | Peterborough, NH | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Duffy | Sloatsburg, NY | January 16, 2008 | Now the promises,promises crowd can do some good. Put Jeff Flake on the Appropriations Comm. The people want action, this November will be a big year & some signs of cohesion within the party will play well in November. Get on with it. |
| Gary Major | Spokane Valley, WA | January 16, 2008 | I am sick and tired of hearing about wasted taxpayer money... Cut spending on pork projects and then can cut taxes even more! |
| George F. Lackey, Sr. | Boaz, AL | January 16, 2008 | No more stupid vote buying pork. |
| Edward Kreyling | Reston, VA | January 16, 2008 | Don't want to keep losing elections because Republicans are so free to spend the people's money on pet projects. We have pet projects of our own which reduced taxes would allow us to pay for with our own money. |
| Edgar Thomas | Niceville, FL | January 16, 2008 | It is past time to do away with ear marks and pork! Let's Do It! |
| Lee Stone | Lacombe, LA | January 16, 2008 | The uncontrolled spending must be stopped. Please appoint Rep. Flake |
| Tyler Goodere | Goodyear, AZ | January 16, 2008 | Kill the pigs...Let's get back to the basics and use our money on wise spending! |
| Matt Dent | Ypsilanti, MI | January 16, 2008 | x |
| James Mills | Cheboygan, MI | January 16, 2008 | Pork spending must stop. |
| Linda Smith | Yuba City, CA | January 16, 2008 | My husband and I are disgusted with all the pork projects. We don't know how they sleep at night throwing our hard earned my down the drain. We support Flake. |
| Glenn R. Marshall | Torrance, CA | January 16, 2008 | Put a taxpayer's friend on the committee. Make it Flake |
| Raymond Konkle | Palm Springs, CA | January 16, 2008 | We are watching you and what you do. This will determine whether I remain a Life Member and contribute or re-register as an Independent and No Money for The GOP!! |
| Steve Maslack | Rutland, VT | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Margaret LeVecke | Phoenix, AZ | January 16, 2008 | x |
| Steve Silva | Portland, OR | January 16, 2008 | TRUST is not a four-letter word...PORK is. Please appoint Jeff to the Appropriations Committee as an excellent next step in the continuing quest for Republicans to re-earn the TRUST of the American people, and all taxpayers! |
| Robert Strauss | Las Vegas, NV | January 16, 2008 | We must stop the pork |
| Richard Foley | Dayton, NV | January 16, 2008 | It is long past the time that Republicans become "Conservative" in actions as well as words. It is long past the time that the Republican party return to conservative fiscal principles. The most effective way to limit government is to starve the beast. |
| Ford Scudder | Nashville, TN | January 16, 2008 | Enough already. Make it Flake! |
| Robert Sipp | Royersford, PA | January 16, 2008 | Fiscal irresponsibility is the largest reason why you are the MINORITY leader. Show Republicans that they can trust leadership to recommit to fiscal conservatism. |
| Jim Holsonback | Hoover, AL | January 16, 2008 | Help our party. Stop the pork. |
| James Mallaber | Rochester, NY | January 16, 2008 | Let's get back to the things that made us a majority, draw distinctions with the Democrats and make our case with the American people. It would be nice to be taken seriously again. |
| Richard Schultz | Peru, IN | January 16, 2008 | Republicans need to get back to their conservative roots! Make it Flake!!! |
| Nathan Martin | Mansfield, OH | January 16, 2008 | Help restore the trust of the fiscal conservatives in the nation. Make it Flake! |
| Preston Cornish | Rockville, MD | January 16, 2008 | Jeff Flake is at the forefront of the movement to end Congressional pork barrel spending. Please allow him to continue his crusade against wasteful spending as a member of the Appropriations Committee. It seems to me to be unfair to have every member of the committee involved in logrolling. If we are ever to get our majority back in Congress, we must end the disgraceful practice of earmarking. With a spot on the Appropriations Committee, Rep. Flake will go a long way towards making that happen. |
| Justin Loomis | Cross Plains, WI | January 16, 2008 | Spending by the Republican controlled Congress and President is the single reason I chose not to vote (The first time in my life I did not vote Republican) in 2006. |
| Jim Shedd | Las Vegas, NV | January 16, 2008 | It is time to end pork barrel spending and earmarks. Post Congressman Flake to the Appropriations Comittee. Return sanity to Washington, D.C. Represent the American public, not special interests. |
| Scott Drew | Nashua, NH | January 16, 2008 | It's time to stop the madness!! This is one small step to show the American people you a serious about ending Pork Barrel spending. Make it Flake!! |
| Kanani Henderson | Mesa, AZ | January 16, 2008 | Jeff Flake is one of the few men in Congress who really believe it when they talk about fiscal responsibility and proper spending. Please put him on this committee. We need to pull in the disastrous spending habits before it's too late and we bankrupt our nation. Please. |
| Richard Morrison | Castle Rock, CO | January 16, 2008 | No more pork! Stop wasting the money you take from me on garbage that only benefits the people on the Hill. Show you care about true conservative fiscal principles, Make it Flake! |
| Kerry Hawver | Port Allegany, PA | January 16, 2008 | True conservatives are devoted to fiscal responsibility, which means eliminating pork and reducing spending. Jeff Flake is a true conservative and will do a fine job to restore credibility to our party. |
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