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Have Our Representatives No Shame?| Posted Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 11:18:17 AM | One of the new appropriation bills being discussed in our hallowed Congressional halls has the following pork attached to it.
Disaster Strikes, Pork Sizzles
After the collapse of a Minneapolis highway bridge that killed 13 people in August, critics lashed out at the lack of federal spending on basic infrastructure maintenance. Remarkably, Congress nonetheless plans to earmark more than $2 billion in the transportation-appropriations bill for frivolous home-district projects. Here's a plate of pork projects from the bill's House and Senate versions that won't make our roads any safer.
FLOWER POWER North Dakota's Democratic Senators want $450,000 to revamp the International Peace Garden, a "symbol of friendship" between the U.S. and Canada.
CHIP SHOT New York Representative John McHugh (R) set aside $100,000 to help develop a nine-hole public golf course into a year-round resort.
WINE WITH YOUR PORK? Washington Representative Doc Hastings (R) earmarked $250,000 for the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center, which promotes the state's wine industry.
HONOR THY MULES California Representative Buck McKeon (R) is seeking $50,000 for a mule museum, as mules are "an integral part" of the country's development.
The mule museum jumped out at me for a couple of reasons.
McKeon, is a supporter of stopping pork barrel projects and ran as such. He must have meant stopping everyone else's pork projects.
Secondly, this $50,000 is a token amount, but is only meant as seed money to investigate the museum. This project wil be re-visited and more funds will be requested.
Nice to know our Congress is concentrating on priority matters!
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