Posts Tagged ‘Amtrak’
Hurricane Sandy Pork – What is in the $60.4B Sandy Relief Package?
What looks like a greatly needed bill by it's title, turns out to be laden with Congressional pet projects and pork. Folks made fun of those who voted against the Clean Water Act for similar reasons... I mean it IS Clean Water... who could possible be against that? Same goes for this bill, the Sandy Relief package has a few items that don't seem to fit. Media Credit: Gannett NJ photo/Bob Bielk Don't ever let a Crisis go to waste. I mean you have a Hurricane and people need relief, whats wrong with adding a few items for the greater good? Here is the list •$2 million to repair damage to the roofs of museums in Washington, D.C., while many in Hurricane Sandy’s path still have no roof over their own heads. •$150 million for fisheries as far away from the storm’s [...]
Really? Teachers Union charters an Amtrak Train to Attend DC rally, Really!
The United Federation of Teachers has spent $110,000 to charter buses and an Amtrak train — five cars, non-stop — to ferry members to a rally coinciding with the opening of the national memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The disclosure appeared on the organization’s July-August lobbying report. The initial rally was scheduled for Aug. 29, but was postponed until October 15 due to the impacts of Hurricane Irene. UFT President Michael Mulgrew said “over 4,000″ were being transported to a Jobs for Justice rally, including around 2,000 union members and another 2,000 people from churches and community groups. “If people expressed any interest, we said we’d be more than happy to supply transportation,” Mulgrew said. “It’s an historic event … we think it’s [...]
