Today we feature an amazing column from Kevin Dayton of the Associated Builders and Contractors of California exposing an amazing $6 million dollar program in the recently-approved State Budget that funds a biased big-labor institute. You can read the column here.
The FR would like to extend an opportunity to the Governor, or to the following Republican Legislators who voted for this funding (with their vote for the budget) to submit a 600-800 word column in support of this program.
THE GOP LEGISLATORS WHO VOTED YES ON THE BUDGET:
STATE SENATE
Dick Ackerman (R – Tustin)
Roy Ashburn (R – Bakersfield)
Jeff Denham (R – Merced)
Bob Dutton (R – Rancho Cucamonga)
Chuck Poochigian (R – Fresno)
STATE ASSEMBLY
George Plescia (R – San Diego)
Greg Aghazarian (R – Stockton)
Lynn Daucher (R – Brea)
Bill Emmerson (R – Redlands)
Bonnie Garcia (R – Cathedral City)
Shirley Horton (R – San Diego)
Guy Houston (R – San Ramon)
Todd Spitzer (R – Orange)
Just drop me a note or give me a call and we’ll get your column scheduled asap!
This particular program is one that should never have been funded at all. It should have been a deal-killer on any budget. But, I guess not in the opinion of those listed above.
(If any of you did not KNOW this was in the budget, let me know that asap!)
July 11th, 2006 at 12:00 am
The ILE has been a three-time recipient of the Pacific Research Institute’s California Golden Fleece Award. The California Golden Fleece Awards are given for spending programs or regulations that violate common-sense principles of responsible government, would be considered wasteful by people of varying political philosophies, and are well documented. The awards spotlight activities that are beyond the role of government as envisioned by our Founding Fathers. Here is the link:
http://www.pacificresearch.org/centers/cfe/cgfa/index.html