{"id":8627,"date":"2009-03-11T17:14:23","date_gmt":"2009-03-11T22:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=8627"},"modified":"2009-03-11T17:14:23","modified_gmt":"2009-03-11T22:14:23","slug":"wonder-why-murtha-keeps-getting-re-elected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=8627","title":{"rendered":"Wonder why Murtha keeps getting re-elected?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Frankly Opinionated sent me this newsletter portly John Murtha sent out to his constituents. It lists some of the pork he’s bringing home to them in that spending bill that the President didn’t want to sign but did anyway;
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* $2,000,000 for the Southwestern Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Technologies program. This program supports local police departments with grants to purchase computers, communication devices, police vehicles and other necessary equipment, as well as provide necessary training to ensure officer safety;
\n\t* $207,000 for Natural Biodiversity, Cambria County, to continue their efforts to restore streambank habitat and improve water quality in the KiskiConemaugh River Basin and adjacent areas;
\n\t* $1,100,000 for a Correctional Education Clearinghouse and Educational Program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP);
\n\t* $350,000 for the Center for Global Competitiveness at Saint Francis University and Saint Vincent College;
\n\t* $15,900,000 for the general construction of Locks & Dams 2, 3 and4 on the Monongahela River;
\n\t* $25,800,000 for general construction of the Emsworth Locks & Dams and $600,000 for general construction of the Grays Landing Locks & Dams in Masontown;
\n * $8,000,000 for the South Central Pennsylvania Environmental Infrastructure Program. This program provides the Army Corps of Engineers with the funding to design and construct projects for wastewater treatment, water supply, and water resource protection and development in Allegheny, Armstrong, Cambria, Greene, Fayette, Indiana, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland Counties; \u201cThe Environment Infrastructure Program has helped thousands of PA residents and businesses gain access to clean and reliable water sources,\u201d said Murtha. \u201cAt the same time, these projects improve the environmental quality of our rivers and streams by fixing or replacing malfunctioning septic systems that release raw sewage into our waterways.\u201d
\n\t* $2,000,000 for the WV and PA Flood Control Program;
\n\t* $2,250,000 for operations and maintenance of the Johnstown Local Flood Protection Project;
\n\t* $147,386 for the Economic Growth Connection (EGC), which assists businesses in Westmoreland and Fayette Counties;
\n\t* $147,386 for the Johnstown Area Regional Industries (JARI) Incubator and Workforce Development program;
\n\t* $1,000,000 for the VestaburgNew Hill Sanitary Sewer System Project, Washington County;
\n\t* $1,000,000 for the Dunbar Township Municipal Authority Sewer Project, Fayette County;
\n\t* $200,000 for the Ralphton Water Project, Somerset County;
\n\t* $381,000 for the expansion of the emergency department at Washington Hospital;
\n\t* $381,000 for the expansion of the emergency department at Highlands Hospital, Fayette County;
\n\t* $143,000 to continue development of a comprehensive communitybased geriatric care program at Excela Health Frick Hospital, Westmoreland County;
\n\t* $381,000 for the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Career Centers, located in southwestern PA and WV;
\n\t* $323,000 for the Veteran Community Initiatives to continue providing job assistance and counseling programs to area veterans;
\n\t* $950,000 for the Westmoreland County Transit Authority to purchase new vehicles and to renovate their maintenance facility;
\n\t* $760,000 for the Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority to purchase new express buses for residents
\n\tto travel into Pittsburgh;
\n\t* $285,000 for the Cambria County Transit Authority to replace their aging vehicle wash system and radio communications;
\n\t* $95,000 for the Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation to construct a bus storage garage;
\n\t* $760,000 for the continuation of the Mon\/ Fayette Expressway, the Uniontown to Brownsville section in Fayette County. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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