Senator seeks recovery funds for military

[unhappycamper]

Senator seeks recovery funds for military
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Feb 4, 2009 16:18:39 EST

While some people are complaining that a pending economic recovery bill spends too much money, a key senator is trying to make sure the Defense Department gets a substantial slice of the pie.

Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wants $5.2 billion set aside in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to restore military capabilities.

Money would be spent on restoring readiness levels of military units and restocking war reserves and prepositioned equipment. Exactly where the money would go would be left to the White House, but it would have to be spent on weapons systems.

“This funding will go to procurement of aircraft, tracked and nontracked combat vehicles, missiles, weapons, ammunition, communications equipment, maintenance equipment, naval coastal warfare boats, salvage equipment, riverine equipment, expeditionary material handling equipment and other expeditionary items,” Inhofe said.

Inhofe argues that defense spending would boost the economy, which is the purpose of the stimulus bill.


Rest of article at: http://armytimes.com/news/2009/02/military_defense_stimulusspending_020409w/%2e



uhc comment: $5.2 billion added to the 2009 military budget James? Gimmeafuckingbreak - the 2009 military budget is almost a trillion dollars already. Don't buy a new Ford-class aircraft carrier and you'll save $11+ billion.

[liberal N proud]

1. Isn't that what the bloated defense budget is for?

[Sherman A1]

2. Precisely

And maybe they could find a less expensive alternative to the new Jeeps the Marines are purchasing from the story you posted yesterday! I think almost $200K is a bit much.

[HillbillyBob]

3. I missed that 200g for a jeep? We are trying to figure out how to keep paying for

our new car, we did not buy it for luxury or cause we wanted to. Our old 1990 minivan reached the end of it's repairable life last year.
257,600 miles and the transmission went for the 3rd time and we needed something much better than 18 mpg. Our other car is a truck that is over 10 years old and it is starting to need major repairs and is not dependable enough for daily drive to work for my partner.
How is it in any way fair that our government which is supposed to be Of the People, For the People, and By the People has become so careless and ignorant of our needs and wants?

[unhappycamper]

4. Actually, the new jeep with a mortar carrier is $1+ million.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=259x23733

[Sherman A1]

5. My mistake on the price tag

thanks for the repost... Well, gee after all it includes the mortar carrier, so of course it's worth the $1 million +!


I wonder if it comes with HD Radio and extra cup holders?:sarcasm: