A THREE-HOUR TOUR (WITH MANDATORY TWO-YEAR EXTENSION).

Included in an omnibus foreign expenditure bill passed by Congress this weekend was money to repurchase the USS Sequoia, the Presidential yacht that was gotten rid of during the Carter Administration. Meanwhile, everything from education to interest payments on the federal deficit to military body armor is being underfunded. Members of Congress who voted for this imperial party barge and whose constituents read this site include:

  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
  • Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI)
  • Rep. Jerry Kleczka (D-WI)
  • Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI)
  • Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-MI)
  • Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI)
  • Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI)
  • Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA)

As an added bonus, minority "leaders" Nancy Pelosi and Tom Daschle both voted for it as well.

Posted by Aaron S. Veenstra ::: 2004:11:21:14:05

1 Comments

Mom said:

Buying back the boat is ludicrous; this is scary:

The House "must also approve a resolution that would correct part of the spending bill that would have allowed lawmakers access to the tax returns of Americans and which provoked outrage among lawmakers from both parties."

November 21, 2004 7:19 PM

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