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Does One Million Dollars Matter to Congress?

 It would take me roughly twenty eight years to earn a million dollars, however, it only takes Congress a few minutes to give it away.  But does Congress really know who is getting the money that they are so freely giving away?  Apparently not, Republican Rep. Jeff Flake of Arizona questioned Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-Indiana) on the House floor July 17,2007 about whether the Center for Instrumented Critical Infrastructure actually exists since it is receiving over a Million Dollars.  Rep. Flake's staff could find no information on the Center, not even a website.  Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-Indiana), whether the Center actually existed, Visclosky said he did not know. Despite Flake's objection, the bill -- earmark included -- passed overwhelmingly.

But why should Visclosky know?  The earmark belonged to ............Read More at http://www.meetjoevoter.com

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