Halliburton, Your Time Has Almost Expired

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January 9, 2007 at 06:58:12

Halliburton, Your Time Has Almost Expired

by Bob Geiger


In yet another sign that a change has come to Capitol Hill in the form of a Democratic Congress that actually works for a living, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the new Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has introduced two bills to crack down on the war profiteers who have been fed so much money by the Bush administration.

Leahy wasted no time on the very first day of the 110th Congress last week in proposing both S.118, the Effective Corruption Prosecutions Act of 2007 and S. 119, the War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007.

"Last year, despite the mounting evidence of widespread contractor fraud and abuse in Iraq, the Republican-controlled Senate would not act on it," said Leahy, in re-introducing the War Profiteering Prevention Act on the Senate floor. "Instead, the Congress took a terrible misstep in seeking to end the work of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction."

That bill, written "to prohibit profiteering and fraud relating to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts," is cosponsored by 12 other Senators -- all Democrats -- and has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is now under the control of Leahy himself. This means that cracking down on the likes of Halliburton and Bechtel for cheating the troops and ripping off the American taxpayer will actually get a hearing, instead of being killed, as it was under Republican rule.

Here's Leahy on the Senate floor last week:

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[Blue Fire]

1. Legislation should only be the beginning.

Some people need to spend some time in jumpsuits behind bars. I think 'Deadeye Dickhead' needs size XXXL.

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3. Praise be for Patrick Leahy!!

This corruption paid for with our sons' blood must be stopped!!!

[libodem]

2. THANK GOD

Someone has been hearing my prayers.