The folks over at Taxpayers for Common Sense have put together a great list of ridiculous activities of the 110th Congress we wanted to share. It reminded us of an article we had done a while back but functions more like a Letterman Top 10 Congressional Wastes of Time list.
Top 10 Congressional Resolutions of the 110th Congress:
1. S.RES.440:
A resolution recognizing soil as an essential natural resource, and
soils professionals as playing a critical role in managing our Nation's
soil resources.
2. S.RES.262: A resolution designating July 2007 as "National Watermelon Month".
3. H.RES.216:
Congratulating the men's volleyball team of the University of
California, Irvine, for winning the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's
Volleyball National Championship.
4. S.RES.180: A resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Idaho Potato Commission and designating May 2007 as "Idaho Potato Month".
5. H.RES.630:
Congratulating the Warner Robins Little League Baseball Team from
Warner Robins, Georgia, on winning the 2007 Little League World Series
Championship.
6. H.RES.970: Expressing support for designation of June 30 as "National Corvette Day".
7. H.RES.1050:
Recognizing Pittsfield, Massachusetts, as being home to the earliest
known reference to the word "baseball" in the United States as well as
being the birthplace of college baseball.
8. H.RES.89:
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a day should
be established as Dutch-American Friendship Day to celebrate the
historic ties of the United States and the Netherlands.
9. H.RES.892: Expressing support for designation of a "National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day".
10. H.RES.483: Recognizing the 63rd Anniversary of Big Bend National Park, established on June 12, 1944.
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