Proposed congressional earmark moratorium includes Fort Campbell projects

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I can just hear O'Reilly now....

Article published Dec 12, 2006
Proposed congressional earmark moratorium includes Fort Campbell projects
By BILL THEOBALD
Gannett News Serivce

A proposed moratorium on special interest spending by Congress could mean losing several Fort Campbell projects.

The incoming chairmen of the appropriations committees in the House and Senate — with approval of Democratic congressional leaders — say they will put a one-year moratorium on the controversial practice of targeting funds for special-interest projects in spending bills.

Local projects at risk include losing about $160 million for Fort Campbell targeted for barracks, a “warrior rehabilitation center,” and a storage facility for unmanned drones.

“We are going to do everything within our power, through our delegation to stop this if we can,” said James Chavez, president of the Clarksville Montgomery Economic Development Council, in a written statement. “While these projects may be considered special earmarks in Congress, they are immediate needs for the men and women serving at Fort Campbell.”

For more on the story, see Wednesday's Leaf-Chronicle

http://theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061212/NEWS01/61212005

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1. You might to pull the money from DOD since their budget should pay for it

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2. But then the Repugs wouldn't be able to turn the headline into...

'Democrats cut funding for troop support'