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I just got this in an Email.

Apparently no one has told Harry Reid they are supposed to Pay as they Go.

Oh yeah, Nancy Pelosi put that rule in when she became speaker. They haven't followed it yet.


Majority Leader Wants to Promote Tourism

With the summer travel season here, the Senate is expected to vote on a bill this month that’s designed to promote tourism in the United States by raising fees on foreign tourists. The bill, S. 1023 (link to bill), has been introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D), who represents tourist magnet Las Vegas and other Nevada communities that depend on revenues from travelers. The bill would create a nonprofit corporation to promote U.S. travel, targeted to people in foreign countries who are thinking of visiting here. It would authorize $10 million in initial federal funding and would match travel industry contributions of up to $100 million annually by imposing a $10 fee on every foreign traveler to the U.S.

Remember, Mr Reid got that high speed light rail system from LA to Vegas put into the Stimulus Bill. I don't kow how much Stimulus was pointed at this project, but Mr Ried did earmark 45 Million the year before to get it going.

I should also mention that a Private company was already starting a similer project along the same route. So, some one is wasting their money.

I don't know if that has saved or created any jobs. In fact, I don't know if it has even started being built yet.

I like how this advertising idea starts with 10 Million, and matches up to 100 Million every year. Don't you wish your state had a 210 Million dollar advertising budget?