Rep. Betty McCollum recently offered an amendment to House File No. 1 which called for elimination of taxpayer funded military sponsorship of NASCAR enterprises. Amounts spent were $7.4 million for Roger Newman’s car (Army), $2 million for A.J. Allendinger (Air Force), and $32.8 million for Hendrick Motorsports/Dale Earnhardt (National Guard). If her amendment had passed it would have saved taxpayers over $42 million per year.
Minnesota’s Democratic representatives voted to cut NASCAR support. A strong Republican majority including Chip Cravaack and Minnesota’s Republican delegation rejected Rep. McCollum’s motion. (Source: Congressional Record)
Who are the fiscal conservatives on this matter? I suspect that this is an example of partisan out-of-hand rejection of any idea or proposal made by the other party. It certainly does not bode well for mutual respect for persons of the opposing caucus or serious consideration of proposals based on merit. It also does not offer citizens much hope for cooperation in the serious matter of budget control.
Roger Grussing
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for a 60 second commercial during a race or the super bowl and you will find those sponsorships are a bargain. Consider the source, Rep. Betty McCollum.
Roger Grussing is a liar
BDD, your editorial department could have looked this one up.
Michelle Bachmann-R and Keith Ellison-D were the only two Representatives from Minnesota to vote in favor of Rep. Betty McCollum's amendment. One democrat and one republican.
Mr Roger Grussing lied, and was wrong, when he stated Minnesota's Democratic representatives voted to cut NASCAR support.
The honorable Rep. Betty McCollum did not even vote in favor of her own amendment.
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Nothing worse than a drunk Chinese hooker.
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McCollum was unable to vote or comment on the amendment as she was traveling in the Middle East on a previously committed trip.
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