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July 18, 2007

Where Oh Where Is The Center for Instrumented Critical Infrastructures? Ask Jack Murtha About His Earmark!

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An earmark that simply exists to beget more earmarks, an earmark incubator that may not even exist ...

Murtha was absent to defend his latest earmark, one million dollars for a center that might not exist (hat tip - Elecutio).

Or is it going to a tech company in Pennsylvania? See for yourself. Do a Google search for "Center for Instrumented Critical Infrastructure" and check out the results.

Republican congressman Jeff Flake stood on the floor today and didn't let Jack Murtha's abuse of power go unnoticed. Here's the video: Congressman Flake seeks clarification on an earmark sponsored by Congressman Murtha.

REP. FLAKE: I'm wondering in the report that accompanied the bill, it mentioned that the earmark was to go to the Center for Instrumented Critical Infrastructures. But the certification letter says that it's going to go to that but the earmark should actually go to Concurrent Technologies Corporation. Which is it, and if it is to Concurrent Technologies, why it isn't listed?

REP. VISCLOSKY (D-IN), ENERGY AND WATER SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: It's my understanding it will go to the Center for Instrumented Critical Infrastructure.

REP. FLAKE: Does that center currently exist?

REP. VISCLOSKY: At this time I do not know. But if it does not exist the monies could not go to it.

And the Democrats were swooped into power promising they would "clean up" corruption in Congress"???

Posted by Richard at July 18, 2007 9:03 PM

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