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“$1,500,000 to Chicago Magnesium Casting Co. for Thorium/Magnesium Excavation - Blue Island”

Sponsor: Rep. Jackson (D-IL)  

(3 Comments)

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vicco413 wrote:

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Once again we find our elected officials submitting requests for monies that have not been planned for. It is funny, we can't get EMERGENCY MONEY to Katrina victims. Emergency Money for Emergency Situations. This is what the line item requests should be used for. Not to fill gaps or make up for cuts that were made to budgets earlier. PLAN and JUSTIFY the dollars within budgets.
Bonuses , Benefits and Stock Dividends should be limited in relation to companies that are given contracts from our NOT FOR PROFIT GOVERNMENT.

posted December 21, 2007 at 6:53 p.m.

pookiebear01 wrote:

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posted June 9, 2008 at 3:11 p.m.

pookiebear01 wrote:

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posted June 9, 2008 at 3:21 p.m.