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| Pelosi hears from GOP as Dem bill directs $200M to park in her San Francisco district |
| 2021-09-03 |
| [FoxBusinessNews] Republicans cried foul this week over $200 million earmarked in the House Democrats’ massive $3.5 trillion budget resolution for the Presidio Park in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco district, according to reports. "Their deficit spending proposals saddle future generations with insurmountable debt in order to give Nancy Pelosi things like a $200 million earmark," Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, said Thursday while the committee began marking up the bill, according to the Washington Times. The Presidio is a 1,500-acre national historic park that sits on the San Francisco Peninsula. Drivers see the park as they enter San Francisco from Marin County via the Golden Gate Bridge. Pelosi helped build support to create the Presidio Trust when the park transitioned from a military installation in the 1990s. The speaker is also known to frequent the park herself. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #9 It only took $400 million (albeit in 1971 dollars) to build Disney World. At that time that would have meant the Magic Kingdom, two resort hotels, and an incredible amount of land moving. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2021-09-03 14:34 |
| #8 Senator Manchin wrote an opinion piece just published in the Wall Street Journal explaining that he will not support the $3.5 trillion budget bill because it will cause runaway inflation after the $5 trillion spent for Covid. So it doesn’t matter what pork House Speaker Pelosi stuffs in her version, the thing is dead in the water. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2021-09-03 12:25 |
| #7 I'm betting it has a limited use ATM. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-09-03 12:12 |
| #6 San Francisco's newest homeless encampment gets a boost. |
| Posted by: warthogswife 2021-09-03 11:41 |
| #5 How many $ / sq. ft. is that for each crashed junky? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-09-03 11:21 |
| #4 $200 million for a parking space? Seems a bit steep... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-09-03 11:20 |
| #3 Huh..you could also read the headline as ...Dem bill directs $200M to pay to park (your car) in her San Francisco district. |
| Posted by: Warthog 2021-09-03 09:35 |
| #2 $80 million per square mile of parkland. |
| Posted by: Bertie Crains2651 2021-09-03 09:32 |
| #1 must be one helluva a park |
| Posted by: Chris 2021-09-03 08:47 |