Claim: Obama's right about earmark amounts. According to the budget watchdog group, Taxpayers for Common Sense, earmarks totaled just $18.3 billion in 2008. Citizens Against Government Waste came in with a slightly smaller number of $17.2 billion, and the Office of Management and Budget smaller still at $16.9 billion.
Fact-check: Earmark Numbers - FactCheck.org
Verdict: obama's right about earmark amounts. according to the budget watchdog group, taxpayers for common sense, earmarks totaled just $18.3 billion in 2008. citizens against government waste came in with a slightly smaller number of $17.2 billion, and the office of management and budget smaller still at $16.9 billion.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Joe Miller
Date published: 2008-10-07T15:32:36