Democratic Projects Linked To Iraq Withdrawal Plan

   The Democrats have started loading all kinds of additional money allotments on to their Iraq withdrawal plan with the intention of making it hard to refuse and to fund a few things that could certainly use the money.

   It would seem that the Dems are trying to cover all of the bases by appeasing congressional members, coalition groups, and interest groups. that was said by Rep. Ray Lahood (voting record), R-Ill.

    The Democrats are looking at billions of dollars for farms, the levees in New Orleans and many other articles of interest.

Rep. Rahm Emanuel ( D-Ill. ): "The president wants to make sure we take care of Iraq, but I think we also have to make sure that we don't lose sight of what we have to do here at home."     Source

    Where will some of the funding go?

1) $3.5 billion for medical care for veterans and active duty troops

2) Farmers would get $4.3 billion in disaster aid

3) $74 million for a peanut storage program that pays storage and handling fees as farmers market their crop.

4) $2.5 billion for homeland security projects such as additional cargo screening at ports and airports

5) $2.9 billion for levee improvements and other aid for the Gulf Coast

6) $735 million to close shortfalls in the State Children's Health Insurance      Source

 

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