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PMA Group Wins The Senate Lottery

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I am rather at a loss to write about the audacity of  this latest follow-the-House’s-lead Senate stunt. 

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 623 as Modified )
Vote Number: 80 Vote Date: March 4, 2009, 06:07 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 623 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit taxpayer dollars from being earmarked to 14 clients of a lobbying firm under Federal investigation for making campaign donations in exchange for political favors for the group’s clients.
Vote Counts: YEAs 43
  NAYs 52
  Not Voting 4

 

That “lobbying firm under Federal investigation” is, of course, PMA Group.  A lobbying firm.  They give members of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee campaign contributions, and in turn their clients are rewarded big, fat government contracts.  Government contracts paid for, of course, with OUR tax dollars.

It’s such a profitable way to do business there’s little surprise that someone who came up through the Illinois and Chicago political ranks like the President is going back on his campaign promises to stop earmarks.  For example, and I’ll keep it simple since the number of zeros involved – both monetary and Congress critters – is so big, let’s say I tell you that if you give me $2.30 I will turn around and give you $100. 

You’d think you’d hit the hit the Lotto jackpot, wouldn’t you? 

Well, that’s exactly the dirty business going on here.  And the President continues to look the other way as the Democratic majority condones it.

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