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Democrats in Congress sponsored 618 bills in 2013 that would have spent at least $1.35 trillion, and Republicans sponsored 147 bills worth $635 billion, according to a Washington Examiner analysis.
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus occupied 10 of the top 20 positions on that attempted spenders list, largely due to the group's tight discipline and frequent support for proposals to create huge numbers of tax-funded jobs for the unemployed.
Topping the list of congressional advocates for more spending was CBC member Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., who sponsored or co-sponsored 49 measures that, if enacted, would have spent well over half a trillion dollars.
Among Conyers proposals was one to spend $8 million for a "Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans," which may have been popular in Michigan's 13th congressional district, where more than half of the approximately 700,000 residents are African-American.
Congressional Black Caucus Members Dominate Biggest-Spenders Ranking - Fox Nation
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus occupied 10 of the top 20 positions on that attempted spenders list, largely due to the group's tight discipline and frequent support for proposals to create huge numbers of tax-funded jobs for the unemployed.
Topping the list of congressional advocates for more spending was CBC member Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., who sponsored or co-sponsored 49 measures that, if enacted, would have spent well over half a trillion dollars.
Among Conyers proposals was one to spend $8 million for a "Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans," which may have been popular in Michigan's 13th congressional district, where more than half of the approximately 700,000 residents are African-American.
Congressional Black Caucus Members Dominate Biggest-Spenders Ranking - Fox Nation