5 Houston Reps nix federal funds for public radio, Planned Parenthood, back tax dollars for NASCAR

[Catherine Vincent]

March 29, 2011

5 Houston reps nix federal funds for public radio, Planned Parenthood, back tax dollars for NASCAR

Five Republican lawmakers from Houston are in agreement: No federal funding for public radio. No federal funding for family planning or abortion services. But when it comes to using your tax dollars to sponsor NASCAR .... vroooooooooooooooom, they're off and racing!

Reps. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, John Culberson, R-Houston, Michael McCaul, R-Austin, Pete Olson, R-Sugar Land, and Ted Poe, R-Humble all voted recently for measures to eliminate federal dollars earmarked for National Public Radio and Planned Parenthood. But they just said no to slamming the brakes on the Defense Department's multimillion-dollar sponsorship deal with NASCAR racing teams.

One area Republican, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Lake Jackson, voted against providing federal funds for any of the programs.

Houston's three Democratic House members — Al Green, Gene Green and Sheila Jackson Lee — voted to give federal funds to all three programs.

But the five pro-NASCAR Republicans said there was a difference. Culberson said that while NPR and Planned Parenthood are ideological or partisan, NASCAR sponsorship is a "successful and proven" tool for military recruitment.

"With our nation now engaged in three wars, the military should have the manpower it needs to support its missions," he said.

http://blogs.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/03/5_houston_reps_nix_federal_fun_1.html

[liberal N proud]

1. That is totally fucked up!

[Angry Dragon]

2. Racing to the bottom