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Politics : The Donkey's Inn
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To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (2671)2/6/2002 1:14:43 PM
From: Mephisto  Read Replies (1) of 15516
 
" President Bush yesterday effectively
slashed $5 billion from the $20 billion in
rebuilding aid promised for Ground Zero - touching
off outrage among New Yorkers in Congress.
White House Budget Director Mitch Daniels
stunned New York's supporters when he revealed
that $5 billion from the victims' compensation
und would be counted toward the $20 billion in
federal funding that the president pledged to
the city after the terror attacks."

Many New York officials were furious at the surprising move because they had been lead to believe that the fund was separate from the $20 billion promised to the city.

"It was repeatedly made clear that these dollars [from the victims' fund] were not to be included as part of the $20 billion - and we're not going to let that happen," vowed Sen. Chuck Schumer.

"This verges on a breach of faith."

To date, $11 billion in federal aid has been delivered for rebuilding, and New York lawmakers had counted on $9 billion more this year.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton blasted the White House's bookkeeping as "a complete abrogation" of Bush's promise to deliver $20 billion to New York.

Excerpt from BUSHWHACKED:
$5B SLASHED FROM PLEDGED WTC AID
By VINCENT MORRIS, BRIAN BLOMQUIST and KIRSTEN DANIS
............................................

Pat, W is always breaking promises. He broke
campaign promises. I am not surprised that he
broke his promise to New York. As President he
is out of his depth. JMOP
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