Letter to the Editor

Both the Baraboo and Portage papers printed my letter to the editor today. I even like the way they headlined it.

Here's the link.

And here's the upshot:

Previously, members of Congress could stick new spending amendments onto bills without putting their names on the amendments. They could do it anonymously. We weren't allowed to know who had asked for the new spending.

This was a ridiculous, shameful and dishonest practice. It allowed members of Congress to spend our money on anything they wanted, with no accountability. They never had to answer questions or explain why the taxpayers should be funding their pet projects.

Tammy Baldwin voted to keep this system the way it was. She voted to allow anonymous spending of taxpayer money. Thankfully, she didn't get her way.

I can't wait to get a rebuttal letter.