Congressman John Yarmuth just cleaned up in pork for Louisville, $2.85 million:
- $300,000 – Mobile Data Computers, Louisville Metropolitan Police Department. This funding will be used to purchase new mobile data computers which will replace outdated and unable-to-be-repaired equipment to be compatible with current programs being used by the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department.
- $100,000 – Reducing Barriers to Success for At-risk Youth, First Gethsemane Center for Family Development. This funding will be used to provide a wide range of educational support, delinquency prevention, and intervention services for at-risk youth in Louisville. The program provides mentoring, tutoring, and development programs to prepare participants to develop into viable and productive citizens of the community.
- $600,000 — Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Healthcare, Interventional Radiology Equipment. This funding will go toward the purchase of the latest interventional imaging technology, providing South End residents with access to more efficient and less-invasive tests and treatments for cancer.
- $100,000 — National Center for Family Literacy, Family Education Career Training. This program will develop and implement a systematic approach to the delivery of job readiness for families by infusing career awareness and work preparedness activities in all components of a family literacy program.
- $1 million – KY Ohio River Bridges Project, City of Louisville (Federal Highway Administration – Interstate Maintenance Account). Construction of two new bridges across the Ohio River and the reconstruction of the Kennedy Interchange where I-65, I-64 and I-71 converge in downtown Louisville.
- $750,000 – Louisville International Airport Airfield Capacity Improvements. Completion of the final construction phase of Taxiway “A” at Louisville International Airport, which will accommodate Group VI aircraft – the largest and newest long-range commercial aircraft and allow the airport to take advantage of new opportunities to retain and attract aviation-related companies and jobs to our community.
Meanwhile, Steve Beshear and Jerry Abramson are attempting to claim credit.
6 responses so far ↓
1 Mark H (Not Hebert) // Dec 10, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Since the Chinese were kind enough to lend the $2.85B to us, I think they should get the credit.
2 Steve Magruder (I, not D or R) // Dec 11, 2009 at 9:43 am
I guess the Chinese get the credit for the unnecessary Iraq War too.
Ultimately, it’s our money, whether we pay now or pay later. And public investments are a continuing need.
3 Mark H (Not Hebert) // Dec 11, 2009 at 10:42 am
They should get credit for that as well since we couldn’t afford that war either.
4 Bill // Dec 11, 2009 at 11:00 am
I guess in that case, we better make sure to pay up the bill to China. Since they don’t have much of a human rights record with their own people, I wonder what they would do regarding a debtor country that is basically bankrupt and has been increasingly indebted due to 30 years of bad government policies that increased the debt from 1 trillion in 1980 to nearly 12 trillion today.
If I recall correctly, both parties were responsible for the mess so that kills the neocon versus liberal dogma. Maybe if we’re smart, we can figure out a way to get out of the mess but thats not real likely due to critters running up the credit card with reckless abandon. Including 3 trillion this year.
5 Mark H (Not Hebert) // Dec 11, 2009 at 11:53 am
Couldn’t agree more Bill. This is getting scary and both parties are absolutely to blame. The number are just bigger now because they can be justified easier. If the Republicans were in power, I’m not sure it would be much better.
6 Steve Magruder (I, not D or R) // Dec 11, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Why don’t you guys become GOOOH-bers. Like al Qaeda, they’re trying to destroy the American system to fix the problems they complain about.
Not a serious suggestion, of course.
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