M\u1eaeT TR\u00caN V\u1ecaNH <\/p>
On September 16, President George W. Bush said he would rebuild America's Gulf Coast - a job that may ultimately cost nearly $200 billion. \"You bet it's going to cost money. But I'm confident we can handle it,\" he said. \"It's going to mean that we're going to have to cut unnecessary spending.\"<\/p>
Bush \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 cho th\u1ea5y gi\u1edbi l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng v\u1edbi th\u00f4ng l\u1ec7 l\u00e2u \u0111\u1eddi l\u00e0 ph\u00e2n b\u1ed5 ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch, khi c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i, l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c sau c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00f3ng k\u00edn v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb gi\u00e1m s\u00e1t, \u0111\u01b0a c\u00e1c d\u1ef1 \u00e1n y\u00eau th\u00edch c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u00e0o c\u00e1c d\u1ef1 lu\u1eadt chi ti\u00eau kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. Th\u1eadt v\u1eady, ch\u1ec9 s\u00e1u tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e3 k\u00fd m\u1ed9t d\u1ef1 lu\u1eadt giao th\u00f4ng tr\u1ecb gi\u00e1 $286 t\u1ef7 bao g\u1ed3m h\u01a1n 6.000 d\u1ef1 \u00e1n y\u00eau th\u00edch c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c Th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i.<\/p>
These \"earmarked\" projects will cost a staggering $24 billion or nearly 40 percent of the amount Congress has set aside for the Katrina relief effort so far. Still, House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) told The Washington Post Thursday that the transportation bill \"is exactly the highway bill we need.\"<\/p>
Common Cause kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd.<\/p>
\"We're seeing a leadership failure right now,\" said Common Cause President Chellie Pingree. \"President Bush and Members of Congress in charge of the appropriations process are supposed to make hard choices, not just dole out the goodies and be popular. We need responsible leaders willing to say no to lawmakers with their hands out -- our nation has greater needs now than pet projects in home districts.\"<\/p>
V\u00ec v\u1eady, trong khi c\u00e1c n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a c\u01a1n b\u00e3o Katrina d\u1ecdc theo b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n V\u1ecbnh ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i s\u1ef1 c\u1ee9u tr\u1ee3 t\u1eeb ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n li\u00ean bang, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 trong h\u00f3a \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cao t\u1ed1c. Sau \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i v\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/p>
$231 tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f4 la cho m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u \u1edf Alaska \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t theo t\u00ean c\u1ee7a D\u00e2n bi\u1ec3u Don Young (R-AK) n\u1ed1i Ketchikan v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o c\u00f3 50 ng\u01b0\u1eddi sinh s\u1ed1ng. <\/p>
$207 tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f4 la \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng Prairie Parkway theo \u0111\u1ec1 xu\u1ea5t, m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng trong khu v\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch H\u1ea1 vi\u1ec7n Dennis Hastert (\u0110\u1ea3ng C\u1ed9ng h\u00f2a-IL). <\/p>
$100 tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f4 la \u0111\u1ec3 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u d\u1ef1 \u00e1n giao th\u00f4ng c\u00f4ng c\u1ed9ng n\u1ed1i Detroit v\u00e0 Ann Arbor. <\/p>
$50 million to rebuild a road in Montana's Glacier National Park. <\/p>
$3 tri\u1ec7u cho m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 phim t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u v\u1ec1 Alaska. <\/p>
$3 tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f4 la \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3m thi\u1ec3u b\u1ee5i tr\u00ean c\u00e1c tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f4ng th\u00f4n \u1edf Arkansas. <\/p>
$2,3 tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f4 la \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3i t\u1ea1o c\u1ea3nh quan d\u1ecdc theo xa l\u1ed9 Ronald Reagan \u1edf California. <\/p>
$2,6 tri\u1ec7u cho H\u00e0nh lang \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n Hoang d\u00e3 Daniel Boone \u1edf Virginia. <\/p>
$1,6 tri\u1ec7u cho Trung t\u00e2m \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c Blue Ridge \u1edf Connecticut. <\/p>
$1 tri\u1ec7u cho m\u1ed9t d\u1ef1 \u00e1n g\u1ed7 composite t\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Maine; v\u00e0 <\/p>
$1 tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng v\u00f2ng xoay giao th\u00f4ng \u1edf Vermont. <\/p>
D\u1ef1 lu\u1eadt ph\u00e2n b\u1ed5 ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang ch\u1edd Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng vi\u1ec7n th\u00f4ng qua \u0111\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n thi\u1ec7n c\u00e1c d\u1ef1 \u00e1n n\u00e0y c\u0169ng bao g\u1ed3m kho\u1ea3ng $330 tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f4 la, bao g\u1ed3m:<\/p>
$400.000 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng b\u1ebfp t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t qu\u00e1n c\u00e0 ph\u00ea \u1edf Anchorage, AK. <\/p>
$950.000 \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng tr\u1ea1i H\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ea1o sinh g\u1ea7n Talkeetna, AK. <\/p>
$200.000 cho B\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng San Francisco \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n d\u1ef1 \u00e1n ph\u1ee5c ch\u1ebf \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n Old Mint. <\/p>
$600.000 \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4i ph\u1ee5c Nh\u00e0 h\u00e1t Fox \u1edf Oakland, CA. <\/p>
$250.000 \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng c\u01a1 s\u1edf Easter Seals (kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y) t\u1ea1i Georgetown, DE. <\/p>
$1 tri\u1ec7u cho K\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m 200 n\u0103m th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp c\u1ee7a Lewis v\u00e0 Clark t\u1ea1i Idaho. <\/p>
$600.000 cho Kentucky \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n m\u1ed9t trung t\u00e2m du kh\u00e1ch t\u1ea1i C\u00f4ng vi\u00ean Ti\u1ec3u bang Big Bone Lick v\u00e0 <\/p>
$200.000 \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i v\u00e0 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i Qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng Lancaster \u1edf Lancaster, PA. <\/p>
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Common Cause opposes the practice of \"earmarking\" projects. That's when a Member of Congress inserts into legislation language seeking funding for a pet project at home. The understanding is that the request will not undergo the scrutiny it would otherwise receive if not tacked to a giant spending bill. Some 6,000 earmarked projects were inserted into the transportation bill this year without any debate or consideration by the committees as to its value or necessity.<\/p>
Nh\u01b0ng vi\u1ec7c ph\u00e2n b\u1ed5 v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m qu\u1ed1c gia ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u00e1i thi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a B\u1edd bi\u1ec3n V\u1ecbnh v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u1ed1c gia n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Common Cause k\u00eau g\u1ecdi Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i xem x\u00e9t l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh chi ti\u00eau mang t\u00ednh \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01a1n m\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u01a1n b\u00e3o Katrina v\u00e0 c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc ch\u00fang v\u1edbi c\u00e1c nhu c\u1ea7u v\u00e0 cam k\u1ebft qu\u1ed1c gia v\u00e0 qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta.<\/p>
Common Cause has launched the \"Eye on the Gulf\" campaign to hold Congress, the Administration and state and local governments accountable for actions in the aftermath of Katrina. We have also called for an independent, non-partisan commission to investigate the government's response to the storm.<\/p>"}}]},"yoast_head":"\n