Government watchdogs claim that the money has created an unseemly rush to stick taxpayers with unnecessary expenses. There have been a number of contracts, including the one for the cruise ships, that seem hard to defend, ... It comes from not planning in advance, then doing these contracts without competitive bidding.
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Unfortunately disasters become an excuse for excessive spending. When it's within the region, people try to add these projects on.Tom Schatz
Large contractors give lots of money to these members of Congress. They always have. That's the way things are done.
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The structure slams the door on any competition. The ULA locks up all contracts, ensuring high costs for taxpayers and stifling innovation.
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For 700 million, the Congress could certainly do a lot more to help people that are still without homes. It's certainly unclear what this has to do with an emergency. It sounds like a wish list from the senators from Mississippi.
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Most people don't travel first class, and when they see the government abusing that privilege it certainly raises questions about government waste in Washington.
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People use it in different ways. However this kind of spending can gain publicity and raise objections, we don't care what it's called.
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