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Religions > Atheism |
| User: |
"Fred Stone" |
| Date: |
28 Mar 2007 09:19:29 AM |
| Object: |
No Blood for Pork |
http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/2007/03/27/how-dems-support-the-
troops/
Dems support the pork, er, troops
Victory Caucus has posted the Senate emergency appropriation bill for
Iraq.
Democrats support the troops with:
* $3.5 million for guided tours of the Capitol.
* $25 million for asbestos abatement at the Capitol Power Plant.
* $24 million for sugar beets.
* $3 million for sugar cane.
* $100 million for security at the Presidential Conventions in 2008.
* $20 million for insect infestation damage.
* $2.1 billion for crop production losses.
* $1.5 billion for livestock production losses.
* $100 million for Dairy Production Losses.
* $13 million for Ewe Lamb Replacement and Retention Program.
* $31 million for one month extension of Milk Income Loss Contract
program.
* $2 million for the University of Vermont
* $32 million for Livestock Indemnity Program.
* $40 million for the Tree Assistance Program.
* $100 million for Small Agricultural Dependent Businesses.
* $6 million for North Dakota flooded crop land.
* $35 million for emergency conservation program.
* $50 million for the emergency watershed program.
* $115 million for the conservation security program.
* $18 million for drought assistance in upper Great Plains/South
West.
* $165.9 million for fisheries disaster relief.
* $50 million for fisheries disaster mitigation fund.
* $12 million for forest service money.
* $640 million for LIHEAP.
* $388.9 million for road projects.
* $22.8 million for geothermal research and development.
* $500 million for wildland fire management.
* $13 million for mine safety technology research.
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Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"I believe it is appropriate to have an overrepresentation of factual
presentations on how dangerous it (Global Warming) is, as a predicate
for opening up the audience." - Al Gore
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