I would expect nothing less, especially from Chuck and Hillary.
The people that give the most to protect this country get the least and most inferior in protection for themselves.
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Topic started on 12-12-2008 @ 03:02 PM by jerico65
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But you know, the Dems are only looking out for the troops. You know, making sure they have the best of the best for fighting a war.
Considering those involved it doesn't shock me too much.
Nice world we live in.
"It rubs the lotion on the skin, or else!!!"
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Earmark helps businesses, not troops
Seattle Times special report | After being lobbied by companies making a decontamination powder, powerful U.S. senators Charles Schumer, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Arlen Specter forced the military to keep buying what it considers inferior chemical-warfare protection for the troops.
By Christine Willmsen and David Heath
Seattle Times staff reporters
Scientists have discovered a lotion that can save the lives of U.S. soldiers exposed to chemical weapons — a product vastly superior to the standard-issue decontamination powder.
Naturally, the Defense Department wants to scrap the powder and switch to the more-effective lotion.
But there's a problem: After being lobbied by the companies making the powder, several members of Congress pushed through two earmarks worth $7.6 million that forced the military for the past two years to keep buying the inferior product.
The product, known as M291, is made from a resin sold exclusively by a Pennsylvania chemical company, which is then processed into powder by a New York company, then assembled into individual kits at a facility in Arkansas.
Among the lawmakers who championed the earmarks are Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.; Arlen Specter, R-Pa.; and Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.
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But you know, the Dems are only looking out for the troops. You know, making sure they have the best of the best for fighting a war.
Considering those involved it doesn't shock me too much.
Nice world we live in.
"It rubs the lotion on the skin, or else!!!"
[edit on 12-12-2008 by jerico65]
[edit on 12-12-2008 by jerico65]
[edit on 12-12-2008 by jerico65]
Mod Edit: Fixed external tags on article.
[edit on 12-12-2008 by GAOTU789]
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