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<blockquote data-quote="newfie" data-source="post: 3021261" data-attributes="member: 58700"><p>I wonder if the liberals will unname the grand dragons buildings and highways - from wikipedia</p><p></p><p><em><strong>More than 50 buildings built with funds from US taxpayers directed to West Virginia are named for either Byrd or his wife, Erma Ora Byrd (née James).</strong></em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_named_after_Robert_Byrd#cite_note-Gerhart-2" target="_blank"><u><em><strong>[2]</strong></em></u></a><em><strong> Several transportation projects named for Byrd have gained national notoriety, including the </strong></em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_48_in_West_Virginia" target="_blank"><u><em><strong>Robert C. Byrd Highway</strong></em></u></a><em><strong>.</strong></em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_named_after_Robert_Byrd#cite_note-Griffin-8" target="_blank"><u><em><strong>[8]</strong></em></u></a><em><strong> Also known as "Corridor H" of the </strong></em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Development_Highway_System" target="_blank"><u><em><strong>Appalachian Development Highway System</strong></em></u></a><em><strong>, the highway was dubbed "West Virginia's road to nowhere" in 2009 after it received a $9.5 million earmark in the $410 billion </strong></em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnibus_Appropriations_Act,_2009" target="_blank"><u><em><strong>Omnibus Appropriations Act</strong></em></u></a><em><strong>.</strong></em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_named_after_Robert_Byrd#cite_note-Griffin-8" target="_blank"><u><em><strong>[8]</strong></em></u></a><em><strong> The highway received another $21 million from the </strong></em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009" target="_blank"><u><em><strong>American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009</strong></em></u></a><em><strong>.</strong></em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_named_after_Robert_Byrd#cite_note-Griffin-8" target="_blank"><u><em><strong>[8]</strong></em></u></a><em><strong> Critics argued the traffic on the highway was too light and the cost too high for the project to continue construction until its proposed completion in 2035.</strong></em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_named_after_Robert_Byrd#cite_note-Griffin-8" target="_blank"><u><em><strong>[8]</strong></em></u></a><em><strong> The State of West Virginia argued the highway was necessary as "an ideal evacuation route for </strong></em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C." target="_blank"><u><em><strong>Washington</strong></em></u></a><em><strong>, about 100 miles away, in case of an emergency."</strong></em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_named_after_Robert_Byrd#cite_note-Griffin-8" target="_blank"><u><em><strong>[</strong></em></u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="newfie, post: 3021261, member: 58700"] I wonder if the liberals will unname the grand dragons buildings and highways - from wikipedia [I][B]More than 50 buildings built with funds from US taxpayers directed to West Virginia are named for either Byrd or his wife, Erma Ora Byrd (née James).[/B][/I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_named_after_Robert_Byrd#cite_note-Gerhart-2'][U][I][B][2][/B][/I][/U][/URL][I][B] Several transportation projects named for Byrd have gained national notoriety, including the [/B][/I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_48_in_West_Virginia'][U][I][B]Robert C. Byrd Highway[/B][/I][/U][/URL][I][B].[/B][/I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_named_after_Robert_Byrd#cite_note-Griffin-8'][U][I][B][8][/B][/I][/U][/URL][I][B] Also known as "Corridor H" of the [/B][/I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Development_Highway_System'][U][I][B]Appalachian Development Highway System[/B][/I][/U][/URL][I][B], the highway was dubbed "West Virginia's road to nowhere" in 2009 after it received a $9.5 million earmark in the $410 billion [/B][/I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnibus_Appropriations_Act,_2009'][U][I][B]Omnibus Appropriations Act[/B][/I][/U][/URL][I][B].[/B][/I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_named_after_Robert_Byrd#cite_note-Griffin-8'][U][I][B][8][/B][/I][/U][/URL][I][B] The highway received another $21 million from the [/B][/I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009'][U][I][B]American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009[/B][/I][/U][/URL][I][B].[/B][/I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_named_after_Robert_Byrd#cite_note-Griffin-8'][U][I][B][8][/B][/I][/U][/URL][I][B] Critics argued the traffic on the highway was too light and the cost too high for the project to continue construction until its proposed completion in 2035.[/B][/I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_named_after_Robert_Byrd#cite_note-Griffin-8'][U][I][B][8][/B][/I][/U][/URL][I][B] The State of West Virginia argued the highway was necessary as "an ideal evacuation route for [/B][/I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.'][U][I][B]Washington[/B][/I][/U][/URL][I][B], about 100 miles away, in case of an emergency."[/B][/I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_named_after_Robert_Byrd#cite_note-Griffin-8'][U][I][B][[/B][/I][/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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