Monday, March 10, 2008 - 7:33 pm
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/12051195202607 20.xml&coll=7
According to OK Senator Tom Coburn, the US government does not have the $11 million dollars to pay for the wilderness expansion. Yet, the according to the most recent figures, the US is spending about $12 BILLION per month in Iraq.
This is not only an example of how screwed up our funding priorities are, it's also an example of a Senator who is abusing his power. Shame on you Tom Coburn!
Monday, March 10, 2008 - 7:46 pm
A Republican. I wonder what was his votes were on all things Iraq?
Monday, March 10, 2008 - 7:57 pm
Tom Coburn is worried about $11 million dollars. So, using the search engine that resulted from legislation he co-sponsored with Barack Obama, one can find spending priorities for Oklahoma. Here are the top 10 Federal contractors:
- CONOCO-PHILLIPS $267,206,095
- THE GARY-WILLIAMS COMPANY $153,800,647
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION $140,204,544
- L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. $136,854,316
- HARPER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. $123,171,860
- COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION $95,384,427
- BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE INC $73,303,209
- CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA $50,107,972
- URS CORPORATION $43,931,454
- PYRAMID REAL ESTATE SERVICES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (unknown parent company, no D & B number) $38,905,270
USAspending.gov
Using the same database to compare Oregon to Oklahoma, here is the percentage of overall Federal expenditures:
OKLAHOMA
Fiscal Year: 2007
Total dollars: $2,510,809,216
The amount for this search is 0.6% of all awarded dollars for the fiscal year.
This state is ranked 34 among states for this year.
OREGON
Fiscal Year: 2007
Total dollars: $1,598,054,517
The amount for this search is 0.4% of all awarded dollars for the fiscal year.
This state is ranked 41 among states for this year.
Almost a billion more dollars for your state? Senator Coburn, you got some splainin' to do.
Monday, March 10, 2008 - 8:02 pm
http://coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCoburn.home
Contact the senator. He's making you jump through hoops to contact him via email.
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http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080221_1_A1_spanc13621
From the article: " Coburn at one point in the campaign reportedly said the war in Iraq was "absolutely not" a mistake.
Vice President Dick Cheney, a vocal defender of the war, came to Tulsa to campaign and raise money for Coburn."
Most recently however: "I will tell you personally that I think it was probably a mistake going to Iraq," said the freshman senator, who made it clear he did not believe the U.S. could withdraw but had to stay. . ."
"U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn's comment that going to war in Iraq was "probably a mistake" represents a significant departure from where the Oklahoma Republican started out on the 5-year-old conflict. "
