China Lake is located in the district of Congressman Bill Thomas, the influential chairman of the House Ways and Means committee. Apparently, logic doesn't count when a powerful Republican is involved, ... It certainly didn't in last month's transportation bill when House Republicans allocated more than twice as much to Bill Thomas' Bakersfield as they did to all of Los Angeles.
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