Today, Mr. Bush has vetoed the Childrens Health Insurance Program passed by Congress. If this country were not facing another bill for $200 billion for the war, the money would be much more easily available for good things like this.
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this loss:
environ-
mental
protec-
tion
and restoration.
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Congress has passed the Water Resources Development Act, WRDA, to provide $21 Billion for ecosystem restoration in many parts of the country. This is intended to restore the vitality of natural areas which have been ruined or threatened by careless development. There is money included for the Everglades, the Mississippi watershed, the Great Lakes, and many other endangered areas.
The Person-in-the-White-House says he will veto it.
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1 comment:
I read a great quote last week that fits this situation perfectly. Unfortunately, I left the book at work, and I'm on holidays until Monday. Something along the lines of societies that spend their money on war and not developing their people and society are sick and doomed. I think the quote was attributed to Eisenhower. I like the idea of the income tax surcharge for the war - only make the surcharge about 50% on the companies and shareholders making so much money off the war. Even without the war, these programs probably would have been vetoed by Bush.
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