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Kaitlin Fischer, a doctoral degree candidate in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, is supporting research designed to help women farmers in Ghana. She is the recipient of a Fulbright Research Award and Africana Research Center grant.
Defense project. yesterday, senator john mccain slammed members of congress for failing to get the message from the midterm elections. >> written without a hearing, written without scrutiny, written without the input of the majority of the members of this body, written by a handful of senators who happen to be members of the appropriations committee. and the american people said just 42 days ago, enough. are we tone deaf? are we stricken with amnesia? what is going on here? >> mccain's staff pointed to several examples of what they call unnecessary spending. among them $208,000 for beaver mana...
Chief among them arizona senator mccain who had some very strong words for democrats, just yesterday. >> american people said just 42 days ago, enough! are we tone-deaf?my+(] are we stricken with amnesia? what is going on here? >> sean: senator mccain has released the so-called top 10 pork barrel projects in the bill. they include $350,000 for swine waste management in north carolina. $165,000 for maple research in vermont. over a million dollars for cranberry and blueberry research in new jersey. $413,000 for peanut research in alabama. $125,000 to buy fishing equipment in guam. today we lear...
Management in wisconsin. $246,000 for bovine tuberculosis in michigan and minnesota. $522,000 for kranberry and blueberry disease and breeding in new jersey. $500,000 for oyster safety in florida. $349,000 for swine waste management in north carolina. $413,000 for peanut research in alabama. $300,000 for the polynesian voyaging society in hawaii. now, some people are watching it thinking i'm making this up. i'm not making it up. >> well, the thing is if they don't pass some kind of bill, the government is going to shut down because there's no budget there. so you have to wonder -- >> but they ...
Earmarks. if they think they are so great come on camera, speak to the american people and you tell them why. here are some of the examples. congressman jay insley of washington who wants $247,000 for virus-free wine grapes in his state refused to talk to us. the senator from georgia wants 413,000 for peanut research in alabama alabama. congresswoman betty mccollum246000 for bovine in minnesota. congressman hush holt and pallono of new jersey want blackberry and blueberry disease in their state. and more was requested by david oboy. none of them could find time to talk to you. give us a call, ...