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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 651586" data-attributes="member: 1246">Re: Obamanation here todayRE: the bill passed........&nbsp;Republicans decried what they called out-of control spending and pointed to an estimated $3.9 billion in the bill for more than 5,000 local projects sought by individual lawmakers from both parties.&nbsp;The Citizens Against Government Waste said those projects included construction of a county farmer&#039;s market in Kentucky, renovation of a historic theater in New York and restoration of a mill in Rhode Island.Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a longtime critic of such projects, said it was &quot;shameful&quot; that so many had found their way into the legislation. Most Americans, he said, were watching football and not the Senate debate, adding, &quot;If they knew what we are about to pass ....&quot;&nbsp;The legislation also contains numerous items not directly related to spending. It provides help for auto dealers facing closure, ends a ban on funding by the District of Columbia government for abortions and allows the district to permit medical marijuana, lets Amtrak passengers carry unloaded handguns in their checked baggage and permits detainees held at Guantanamo Bay to be transferred to the United States to stand trial, but not to be released.&nbsp;The bill also approves a 2 percent pay increase for federal workers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 651586, member: 1246"] [b]Re: Obamanation here today[/b] RE: the bill passed........ Republicans decried what they called out-of control spending and pointed to an estimated $3.9 billion in the bill for more than 5,000 local projects sought by individual lawmakers from both parties. The Citizens Against Government Waste said those projects included construction of a county farmer's market in Kentucky, renovation of a historic theater in New York and restoration of a mill in Rhode Island. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a longtime critic of such projects, said it was "shameful" that so many had found their way into the legislation. Most Americans, he said, were watching football and not the Senate debate, adding, "If they knew what we are about to pass ...." The legislation also contains numerous items not directly related to spending. It provides help for auto dealers facing closure, ends a ban on funding by the District of Columbia government for abortions and allows the district to permit medical marijuana, lets Amtrak passengers carry unloaded handguns in their checked baggage and permits detainees held at Guantanamo Bay to be transferred to the United States to stand trial, but not to be released. The bill also approves a 2 percent pay increase for federal workers. [/QUOTE]

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