Friday, August 22, 2008

Pork critic Blunt touts pork he landed for southwest Missouri

An Associated Press article notes that Seventh District Congressman Roy Blunt, an advocate of ending Congressional pork barrel spending, has been touting his own success in that area in mailings to his southwest Missouri district:

For example, Roy Blunt, the Missouri lawmaker who's the No. 2 Republican in the House, last February was touting the GOP's "desire for change (on earmarks) and our commitment to get it done."
Last month, Blunt claimed credit for a host of projects, including $500,000 for an energy efficient roof on a local courthouse and a $1 million renewable energy research grant for a community college, saying the "funding will send your tax dollars back to be used in your neighborhood — where it belongs."
All told, Blunt obtained about $10 million for his southwest Missouri district from the handful of bills revealed by the Appropriations panel, which doles out the largess. More are certainly on the way once bills funding the Pentagon and its many contractors, transportation projects and economic development grants are approved.

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