Posted on 02/12/2009 1:52:36 PM PST by America2012
Talk about a pet project. A tiny mouse with the longtime backing of a political giant may soon reap the benefits of the economic-stimulus package.
Lawmakers and administration officials divulged Wednesday that the $789 billion economic stimulus bill being finalized behind closed doors in Congress includes $30 million for wetlands restoration that the Obama administration intends to spend in the San Francisco Bay Area to protect, among other things, the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi represents the city of San Francisco and has previously championed preserving the mouse's habitat in the Bay Area.
The revelation immediately became a political football, as Republicans accused Democrats of reneging on a promise to keep so-called earmarks that fund lawmakers' favorite projects out of the legislation. Democrats, including Mrs. Pelosi, countered that the accusations were fabricated.
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Wonder if these millions for “mouse’ protection are in form of a government grant to an environmentalists or “e” group??? There was a scandal where Pelosi gave money to her husbands firm that was taxpayers dollars ($100,0000)and it was swept under rug...these corrupt dem politicians are a disgrace and noone to hold them accountable. The FBI must be infiltrated with them, as the ACORN probe has not been heard of since before the election.
Frustrating, isn’t it?
The stimulus package says nothing about the mouse. And the marsh lands help fight floods.
The headline says something about a mouse! Take it up with the author. Cheeze Louise!
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