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twoidhd
Leader
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 Posted - March 01 2009 : 21:28:01
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WASHINGTON — Rep. Ron Paul vehemently denounced the $410 billion catch-all spending bill approved last week by the House of Representatives.
But although the libertarian-leaning Republican from Lake Jackson cast a vote against the massive spending measure, his fingerprints were on some of the earmarks that helped inflate its cost.
Paul played a role in obtaining 22 earmarks worth $96.1 million, which led the Houston congressional delegation, according to a Houston Chronicle analysis of more than 8,500 congressionally mandated projects inserted into the bill. His earmarks included repair projects to the Galveston Seawall damaged by Hurricane Ike and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6286883.html |
Edited by - twoidhd on March 01 2009 21:28:45
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Hank
Leader
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Posted - March 01 2009 : 22:13:11
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southernfriedactivist
Activist
USA
333 Posts |
Posted - March 02 2009 : 09:25:06
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I don't know if they got any pork in, but Tom Coburn got the strangest amendment ever award for this one (which passed):
"None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available under this act may be used for any casino or other gambling establishment, aquarium, zoo, golf course, swimming pool, stadium, community park, museum, theater, arts center, or highway beautification project, including renovation, remodeling, construction, salaries, furniture, zero-gravity chairs, big-screen televisions, beautification, rotating pastel lights, and dry heat saunas."
Really, what's so wrong with rotating pastel lights? |
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Mrs. Ted Nancy
Activist
USA
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Posted - March 02 2009 : 12:05:27
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Did any Okies get any pork into that bill for the home front?
Yep.
From the front of the Oklahoman:
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Despite opposing legislation, Oklahoma lawmakers add state projects
BY CHRIS CASTEEL
Published: March 2, 2009
WASHINGTON — Oklahoma Republican lawmakers who have been blasting Democrats for excessive spending this year requested more than $66 million in earmarks in a bill passed last week by the House.
Oklahomans got money for roads, buses, water projects, hospitals, universities, public schools, law enforcement agencies, a museum, agricultural research, worker training and other projects.
The projects are included in a $410 billion spending package that funds most of the federal government through Sept. 30.
The House approved the bill last week, but the Senate has not considered it. All four Republicans from Oklahoma voted against it and some blasted the measure for the amount it spent and the types of earmarks included; Rep. Dan Boren, D-Muskogee, voted for it...
http://newsok.com/despite-opposition-oklahoma-lawmakers-add-state-projects/article/3349737?custom_click=lead_story_title |
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