Highway bill is worth billions to companies owned by Soros, Pickens, Douglas

Human Events ^ | 3/13/12 | http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=50163

[Eva]

George Soros, T. Boone Pickens, Kevin G. Douglas and companies under their control stand to reap the rewards of billions of taxpayer dollars in subsidies contained in a Democratic-sponsored measure set for a vote this week.

..The act would subsidize three different enterprises controlled by Soros, Pickens and Douglas, who consistently rank among the most generous political donors, according to Federal Election Commission Records.

Moreover, HUMAN EVENTS has learned that one of these companies, Fuel Systems Solutions based in Santa Ana, Calif., has and continues to conduct business, through its foreign subsidiaries, with customers in Iran, according to the company’s U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The company acknowledges in those filings that tougher international economic sanctions levied in light of that nation’s civilian nuclear program may adversely affect its Iranian-based revenues in 2012, as such measures have in the past.

[Eva]

The nearest that I can figure this is S.1813, the Surface Transportation bill. They have been discussing amendments to it for weeks.

It is basically an extension of a bill proposed by Jay Rockefeller, which essentially set up a slush fund for state highway projects that the states could tap into without getting individual approval for funding, thus avoiding the accusation of pork barrel politics.

The Republicans in the house tacked on the Keystone pipeline and passed it back to the Senate, where they had the option of voting on it or changing and amending it again. So, they tacked on their own version of energy aiding legislation, while killing the Keystone amendment. The upshot is that the Republicans wisely killed the whole bill.

There is no money in the budget for a highway slush fund.

[Bitsy]

Jay Rockefeller, which essentially set up a slush fund for state highway projects that the states could tap into without getting individual approval for funding, thus avoiding the accusation of pork barrel politics.

Lord what cretins we have in government. It both disgusts and disturbs me that so much goes on that the American public knows nothing about. And, it is not anything good for the country, it is only good for that particular politician and their future in government. Makes me sick and we really have to clean Pelosi’s swamp soon.

[BobL]

“It is an option. They have been using natural gas in cars for thirty years. During the Carter administration, most of the cabs in Los Angeles were all powered by natural gas. It’s not rocket science and it’s not new. It takes up a lot of trunk space, though.”

Agree. But relative to all the crap in hybrids, CNG is pretty darn nice. I maintain my cars, but if an inverter (for example) dies, I’m stuck with a multi-thousand dollar new part...and then something else likewise might die.

[Eva]

There was a companion bill to Rockefeller’s bill, Patty Murray’s S. 942, which would pay for rail/port projects around the country, projects known as Gateways. S.942 is the Transportation and highway re-investment and grant act.

What this bill would do is pay for all the permits, environmental studies, extra land, and even interest on start up money for multi-modal transportation projects (trains) and all the mitigation. The bill was specifically written to fund a coal terminal in WA State that is owned by a Goldman Sachs owned company, SSA, for whom Patty Murray’s husband works. The coal, owned by Peabody Coal, would be carried by Warren Buffet’s trains. A large portion of the funding would go to Warren Buffet’s BNSF.

The Rockefeller bill was kind of a back up to this one. As you can see the bill didn’t really create any jobs, and only paid for the preliminary portions of the projects, which would create government jobs.

[Eva]

Here's a link to some information on CNC conversion kits for cars and pick-ups. Natural gas vehicle conversion kits

[BobL]

Thanks, but none of that works, as long as I have to drive 30 miles (or so) to get fuel, and I cannot tap into my own house feed.

When progress is made there, I’m next to buy-in to CNG.

[Gasshog]

Patty Murray. Sea. Patty hubby. Goldman Sachs.

no ethics violations here. nope nothing to see here. /$

[Bitsy]

Thank you so much for your explanation. You seem to be on top of things and very knowledgeable about what is going on, Please keep me posted on ANYTHING I need to act on. I believe if every conservative got involved and did their part we can certainly turn things around. Firstly, we need government officials who have morals and ethics, who honestly love this country and want to see it's glory once again.

[Eva]

Oh, the Patty Murray ethics violations are old news. It’s a way of doing business for Democrat party. Didn’t you ever wonder how a nursery school teacher got herself elected to the Senate?

Not only is SSA,the company, which employs Muuay’s husband, owned by Goldman Sachs, SSA is staffed by the ILWU, the notorius longshoremen’s union, which has been in the news for violence, both at ports in WA State and at the OWS protests in Oakland, CA.

Like the Transportation bill that was voted on on the Senate, many Republicans in WA are supporting the Democrat crony capitalist project in WA State,and along with it, the ILWU.