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“SENATE COMPOUNDS WASTEFUL SPENDING” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H880 on Feb. 3, 2009.
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SENATE COMPOUNDS WASTEFUL SPENDING
(Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, it is important that we continue to help the American people understand what is in this so-called ``stimulus bill.'' The bill passed last week, but in addition to every Republican voting
``no,'' there were 11 brave Democrats who also voted ``no.'' That has not been told much on the news.
Here are some more facts about how the Senate, which is now debating the bill, has made this awful bill even worse. When the public knows the facts, it then can react and tell its Members what they should and shouldn't do. The Senate added $88 million for ATV trails, park trails, fish and wildlife trails and fish passages. There is $524 million to create 388 jobs in the United States through the State Department Capital Investment Fund. This equals $1.35 million per job created. There is $696 million for the Department of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation, $70 million for a support computer for climate research, $34 million of renovations at the Department of Commerce and $20 million for IT improvements to the Bureau of Industry and Security. The American people are angry, and they should be.
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