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Originally Posted by Mr Quatro
I would say a $2.9 million dollar dam is a little more than just pork. It's a whole lot of little piggies saying "what's in it for me if I allow this bill to pass" knowing full well that he was up for re-election in his home state of Kentucky.
but also knowing full well that it was in the best interest of the USA for the gov to get back to work and have a debt ceiling bill pass too.
So he got something for it at least, plus I like lakes and fishing and recreation and the generated electric power it will provide. So it's hard to find fault with Senator Mitch McConnel.
I wish we could get a dam in my back yard too  |
This project is not being built to create another recreational lake. It's not even being built to generate hydro electric power. It's a replacement for two other locks and dams to reduce the time it takes for barge traffic to traverse the busiest section of the Oho river from five hours to one.
http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/Missio...cksandDam.aspx
http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/Missio...cksandDam.aspx
We have bridges falling apart on our interstate highways and they want to waste money on barge traffic.
