Porkbarrel [electronic resource] : The Unexpurgated Grace Commission Story of Congressional Profligacy

When the Grace Commission on government waste issued its final report, it accused Congress of blocking attempts to cut billions of dollars from federal spending. Members of Congress, it said, tried to bring water projects and military bases to their districts and keep them there when they weren't needed. In addition, it charged Congress with interfering in administrative decisions on pay scales and employee reorganization. But the Grace Commission lost its nerve and published its final volume with all the names deleted. Now the complete, unexpurgated report is available in this volume -- containing every name in the original report along with a new introduction by the authors. Pork-barreling respects no partisan or ideological boundaries. The members of Congress cited in this book range from big spenders to fiscal conservatives. If you want to know what your congressman is really doing about waste in government -- and what we can do about it -- you need to read this book. This Report Was Originally Prepared Under The Title The Cost Of Congressional Encroachment--t.p. Verso. The Agency Strategy: How Congress Impedes Executive Branch Cost-cutting Objectives -- The Agency Structure: How Congress Interferes With Executive Granch Organization -- The Agency Systems: How Congress Meddles With Executive Branch Human Resources -- Restoring The Balance Of Power: Item Veto. Randall Fitzgerald And Gerald Lipson. This Report Was Originally Prepared Under The Title The Cost Of Congressional Encroachment--t.p. Verso.