Christ, What an Asshole - Caught In The Cookie Jar Edition
Published by BG on Thursday, July 05, 2007 at 7:49 AM.Not News: Legislator plays favorites with massive military-industrial complex appropriations.
News: Legislator plays favorites to allow her husband's defense contractor businesses to get massive military-industrial complex appropriations.
Ironic Twist to the News: Legislator is not a Republican.
News & Culture in CA | Dianne Feinstein: A Question of Ethics
Read about her resignation here.
(h/t to HH)
News: Legislator plays favorites to allow her husband's defense contractor businesses to get massive military-industrial complex appropriations.
Ironic Twist to the News: Legislator is not a Republican.
News & Culture in CA | Dianne Feinstein: A Question of Ethics
As chairperson and ranking member of the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee (MILCON) from 2001 through the end of 2005, Feinstein supervised the appropriation of billions of dollars a year for specific military construction projects. Two defense contractors whose interests were largely controlled by her husband, financier Richard C. Blum, benefited from decisions made by Feinstein as leader of this powerful subcommittee.
Each year, MILCON's members decide which military construction projects will be funded from a roster proposed by the Department of Defense. Contracts to build these specific projects are subsequently awarded to such major defense contractors as Halliburton, Fluor, Parsons, Louis Berger, URS Corporation and Perini Corporation. From 1997 through the end of 2005, with Feinstein's knowledge, Blum was a majority owner of both URS Corp. and Perini Corp.
Read about her resignation here.
(h/t to HH)
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