From the Palatine Tea Party…
Melissa Bean sponsored or co-sponsored the following 27 Earmark projects in 2008 totaling $26,842,300*. Actions like these are what are wrong with American politics today! Where is the common sense and accountability to the United States taxpayer? Experience is lacking in her judgment as she continues with this reckless behavior. This is not your money to waste!
We do not have the money to pay for projects like these. Because of actions like this, we continue to borrow money from counties like Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, Japan, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. We will continue to pay interest on these 2008 Earmark projects for decades to come.
This is not acceptable to continue to waste money which the next generation must pay. Every dollar used for Earmark projects is generational theft.
Here are Bean’s 13 individual 2008 Earmark projects for a total cost of $4,270,600* to the United States taxpayer. $980,000* – Illinois Route 120 Corridor (Lake); $493,500* – Police Department Interoperable Communications Network (Barrington-Inverness); $492,000* – The Village of Johnsburg for Wastewater Conveyance and Treatment Works (Johnsburg); $383,000* – McHenry County Community College, for employer-identified occupational training (Woodstock); $313,600* – Grand Ave. Transit Signal Priority (Lake); $282,000* – Illinois Institute of Technology, Innovating Manufacturing Education (Chicago); $258,000* – Kids Hope United, for the multi-systemic therapy program for youth (Waukegan); $245,000* – Meacham Road Tollway Access Ramp (Schaumburg); $245,000* – Miller Road Widening (McHenry); $245,000* – Butterfield Road, Illinois Route 60-Canadian National Railroad Grade Separation (Lake); $211,500* – Lake Zurich Police Department Firing Range Equipment (Lake Zurich); $94,000* – McHenry County Integrated Criminal Justice Information System (McHenry); $28,000* – Advocate Good Shepard Hospital for the expansion of an ongoing pilot project to address the growing problem of childhood obesity among elementary schools (Barrington-Lake);
Here are Bean’s 14 co-sponsored 2008 Earmark projects for a total cost of $22,571,700* to the United States taxpayer. $7,227,500* – METRA, Union Pacific Northwest Line (Illinois); $7,227,500* – METRA, STAR Line (Northeastern) (Illinois); $2,000,000* – Castings for Improved Defense Readiness (North Charleston, South Carolina); $1,600,000* – Integration of the Javelin Antitank Missile onto the US Army Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (Barrington); $1,000,000* – Integration of MK47, 40mm Air Burst Fuze Capability onto USA Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (Barrington); $800,000* – Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) with Acoustic Target Recognition & Cueing Control (Barrington); $718,000* – Squaw Creek (Round LakeDrain) (Illinois); $502,000* – Children’s MemorialHospital for facilities and equipment (Chicago); $446,500* – McHenry County Sheriffs Department, for radio equipment acquisition (McHenry); $362,000* – Des Plaines River (Phase II) (Illinois); $357,200* – City of Lake County, for communications equipment purchases (Lake); $143,000* – Shedd Aquarium, for exhibits and community outreach (Chicago); $94,000* – LakeCounty Integrated Criminal Justice Information System (Lake); $94,000* – McHenry County Law Enforcement Communication System (McHenry);
*Datasource provided by legistorm.com