Can we at least be consistent on this type of thing? Do we want single-issue legislation, or do we want a bajillion earmarks and pork in every bill so that every member of congress can have a community center built in some podunk village in their district?

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Posted by Bjorn Cyborg

Member since Sep 2016

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Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:26 am to Indefatigable

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we

Who is "we"? Is this person supposed to represent a block of people?

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Posted by WeeWee

Member since Aug 2012

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Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:30 am to Indefatigable

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Wait so now we want them to vote FOR Ukraine aid?

No we want our representative to leverage her vote to try and get something for the district. If she gets something for the district like a defense factory restoring HAWK missiles being sent to Ukraine. What we don’t want is someone who just votes no without trying to improve the district.

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Posted by lsufan1971

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Member since Nov 2003

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Posted on 4/24/24 at 9:30 am to Indefatigable

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Do we want single-issue legislation, or do we want a bajillion earmarks and pork in every bill so that every member of congress can have a community center built in some podunk village in their district?

Almost 38 million in pork for her district. She is good at brining home the bacon.

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$9 million for the Alexandria International Airport for runway extension and related airport improvements.
$5 million for the Columbia Port Commission for dock improvements and electrification.
$4 million for the Citizens Medical Center, located in Columbia, for emergency room expansion.
$3.6 million for the State of Louisiana and the City of West Monroe for improvements to the Downing Pines and Mane Street commercial park roundabout.
$3.5 million for Louisiana Tech University, located in Ruston, for domestic semiconductor technology research and workforce development.
$3 million for the City of Ruston for improvements to the South Farmerville Street Multimodal Corridor.
$2.5 million for the Town of Pollock for improvements to their wastewater system.
$1.1 million for the North Delta Law Enforcement Planning District for new police cruisers for the Sheriff’s Offices in Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, and West Carroll Parishes.
$1 million for the University of Louisiana Monroe and the City of Monroe for an entrepreneurial expansion and business incubator building.
$1 million for the LSU Ag Center for precision agriculture initiatives and equipment in St. Joseph, Winnsboro, Hammond, Clinton, and Alexandria.
$976,000 for the Central Louisiana Regional Port, located in Alexandria, for multimodal loading equipment and improvements to the commodity unloading site.
$921,000 for the Washington Parish Government to replace a 911 data communications and telephone services tower.
$825,000 for Our Lady of the Angels Hospital, located in Bogalusa, for a helipad to conduct emergency airlifts of patients.
$569,000 for the Pointe Coupee Sheriff’s Office, for a new 911 computer-aided dispatch system and record management system for jail records and incident reports.
$400,000 for the Town of Tullos for improvements to their wastewater system.