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09-18-2008, 03:35 AM #1
Watchdog group lifts the fog from AK bridge-Palin vidicated
Watchdog group lifts the fog from Alaskan bridge
Sarah Palin is vindicated
Posted by: Josh_Painter
Monday, September 15, 2008 at 03:35AM
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Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), a non-partisan, non-profit organization on a mission to eliminate waste, mismanagement and inefficiency in the federal government, has published a background report on Alaska's infamous "bridge to nowhere" which finally clears the air surrounding what has become the poster child for federal pork projects.
In a press release dated September 11, Tom Schatz, the president of CGAW's lobby arm, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, stated:
There has been much debate and even more speculation about how funds for the Bridge to Nowhere were first provided, Congress’s role in changing the nature of the funding, and the various options the state of Alaska had to build the bridge. Many in the media and the public are providing an opinion when they should be providing the facts. We intend to continually update this document on our website as additional verifiable information becomes available.
Media reports that Congress killed the Bridge to Nowhere are not accurate. The 2006 transportation appropriations bill allowed Alaska to decide whether or not to move forward. Governor Murkowski said yes; Governor Palin said no. Any discussion about the project should begin with facts.
[quote]As a candidate for governor, Sarah Palin expressed a mixture of support and doubt about the bridge, particularly about how the project would be funded. As governor, she submitted her budget on January 17, 2007 without any money for the bridge. On July 17, 2007, the Associated Press reported that “The state of Alaska on Friday officially abandoned the ‘bridge to nowhere’ project that became a nationwide symbol of federal pork-barrel spending.â€Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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