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By Chris Farris | April 3, 2007
Sen. Isakson has never been a stalwart against pork spending, however this tit-for-tat spending will get out of hand real fast.
Republican Senators are about to get a gift — $140 million worth of district projects — courtesy of Montana Democratic Sen. Max Baucus.
The projects will be added to the Water Resources Development Act reauthorization bill in coming weeks, in order to offset a $140 million water project in Montana that Baucus — chairman of the Environment and Public Works subcommittee on transportation and infrastructure, which has jurisdiction over WRDA — had demanded.
[...Committee Chairwoman Barbara] Boxer’s markup vehicle had a new, $140 million project inserted at Baucus’ request to repair an 85-year-old system that delivers water to towns along Montana’s northern border.
Republicans objected, but Boxer explained that she had made an agreement with Sens. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), the ranking members of the committee and subcommittee respectively, to allow Baucus’ measure and provide a way for [a] Republican project to be “treated equally.â€
According to Isakson, the deal essentially means that Republicans on the committee now have $140 million to divide among the projects of their choosing.(Hat Tip to the Club for Growth)
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