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Thursday, February 26, 2009
News Is Sue Myrick confused?
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 11:30 AM
North Carolina Rep. Sue Myrick is looking after us herself in Washington. She both demanded earmarks that will benefit the citizens of Charlotte and stood with her career-conscious Republican cohorts in their recent junior high pouting pageant.
The $410 billion spending bill that Rep. Sue Myrick opposed Wednesday included millions of dollars for the Charlotte area that she inserted in the legislation, including $20 million to expand the city's light-rail system.“It is sort of having your cake and eating it too by getting earmarks and then lambasting the bill,” said Steve Ellis, a spokesman for the taxpayers group. But, he said, he was glad Myrick didn't feel compelled to vote for it just to get her projects funded.
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Keep up with Sen. Sue Myrick's voting habits at Congress.org.
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