John Murtha Airport

Ten examples of wasteful stimulus projects in the report include: 1. $1.5 million in “free” stimulus money for a new wastewater treatment plant results in higher utility costs for residents of Perkins, Oklahoma. 2. $1 billion for FutureGen in Mattoon, Illinois is the “biggest earmark of all time” for a power plant that may never work. 3. $15 million for “shovel-ready” repairs to little-used bridges in rural Wisconsin are given priority over widely used bridges that are structurally deficient. 4. $800,000 for little-used John Murtha Airport in Johnstown, Pennsylvania airport to repave a back-up runway; the ‘Airport for Nobody’ Has Already Received Tens of Millions in Taxpayer dollars. 5. $3.4 million for a wildlife “eco-passage” in Florida to take animals safely under a busy roadway. 6. Nevada non-profit gets $2 million weatherization contract after recently being fired for same type of work. 7. $1.15 million for installation of a new guard rail for the non-existent Optima Lake in Oklahoma. 8. Nearly $10 million to renovate an abandoned train station that hasn’t been used in 30 years. 9. 10,000 dead people get stimulus checks, but the Social Security Administration blames a tough deadline. 10. Town of Union, New York, encouraged to spend a $578,000 grant it did not request for a homelessness problem it claims it does not have. http://coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=OversightAction.Home&ContentRecord_id=e5d4c3fe-802a-23ad-449f-3a77a00a8a9d

Answer: My vote goes for the Murtha airport, "the airport for nobody".

What had John Murtha done to deserve this honor? http://www.flyjohnstownairport.com/ An Airport has 3 scheduled flights in the weekend only and to DC only. Amazing! Government Money well spent?! LOL eir: if what you claim is true, why only DC flights?

Answer: Because Murtha, {oink oink} brought home the {oink oink} bacon. By the way, if you want to grind your gears even more, know that those three flights exist only because of federal subsidies. So the Porkmaster got his airport, then gets ongoing pork to purportedly justify its existence. Think about it... take pork to build it, keep getting pork to operate it. If I believed in a place called hell, I would be rooting for Murtha to be burning in it.

the one in Johnstown? I'm kind of local and would like to make it over. Who knows? Maybe the airport might be used a little this week :-).

Answer: Funeral arrangements are still being planned by Frank Duca Funeral Home, 119 Jackson St. Another memorial service will be held in the U.S. Capitol sometime after Murtha’s burial at Arlington National Ceremony. Arrangements have been delayed because of transportation issues around Washington due to the weekend storm. In lieu of flowers, the Murtha family suggests contributions to UPMC John P. Murtha Cancer Pavilion in Johnstown or Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center in Windber.

http://www.flyjohnstownairport.com/passenger/flight-schedule.htm There is an Airport actually named after him and has 2 flights a day to DC! Talking about Pork! 3 weekend flights to DC!!!!! unbelievable! Tell me why should I pay him the respect when he was the one destroying my country?!

Answer: EVIL politician! While it is sad when anyone dies, I won't miss him one iota!

He was the king of pork. His airport, the John Murtha International Airport had only 2 flights a day, both to Washington, DC just so he could fly home when ever he wanted. Talk about a waste of money. It cost a fortune to operate that stupid place.

Answer: A secretive government needs secret airports.

These examples will give some idea as to why many feel that the Government is incapable of running anything...except maybe through your tax dollars! They seem to be able to run through THAT easily enough! • $2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen, a near-zero emissions coal power plant in Illinois that the Department of Energy defunded last year because it said the project was inefficient. • A $246 million tax break for Hollywood movie producers to buy motion picture film. • $650 million for the digital television converter box coupon program. • $448 million for constructing the Department of Homeland Security headquarters. • $248 million for furniture at the new Homeland Security headquarters. • $600 million to buy hybrid vehicles for federal employees. • $400 million for the Centers for Disease Control to screen and prevent STD’s. • $1 billion for the 2010 Census, which already has a projected cost overrun of $3 billion. • $75 million for “smoking cessation activities.” • $75 million for salaries of employees at the FBI. • $25 million for tribal alcohol and substance abuse reduction. • $6 billion to turn federal buildings into “green” buildings. • $1.2 billion for “youth activities,” including youth summer job programs. • $160 million for “paid volunteers” at the Corporation for National and Community Service. • $850 million for Amtrak. • $100 million for reducing the hazard of lead-based paint. Lead based paint has been banned in this country for some time now. • $75 million to construct a “security training” facility for State Department Security officers when they can be trained at existing facilities of other agencies. • $110 million to the Farm Service Agency to upgrade computer systems. Need more? Then how about: * $1 million to pay for the removal of Mormon crickets in Utah. * $1 million on covered garages for people's bicycles in Portland, Oregon. * The City of Redmond, Washington wants to spend $11 million to build a bridge connecting two adjacent portions of Microsoft headquarters. * $200,000 for gang tattoo removal in Southern California. * $800,000 for little-used John Murtha Airport in Johnstown, Pennsylvania airport to repave a back-up runway; the ‘Airport for Nobody’ has already received tens of millions in taxpayer dollars. * Nevada non-profit gets $2 million weatherization contract after recently being fired for same type of work. * $1.15 million for installation of a new guard rail for the non-existent Optima Lake in Oklahoma. * Town of Union, New York, encouraged to spend a $578,000 grant it did not request for a homelessness problem it claims it does not have. * Nearly $10 million to renovate an abandoned train station that hasn’t been used in 30 years. * Senator Tom Harkin's nearly $2 million earmarked for swine odor research in Iowa. Someone should tell Senator Harkin that pigs aren't the only thing that stinks here!

Answer: You are answering a question people across the country can't figure out. How can a far left liberal Harkin, and a moderate conservative Grassley keep getting re-elected from the same state. Answer. Between the two of them, thy are the "pork" kings of the Senate, bringing in tons of money to the state.

The $787 billion stimulus bill was passed in February and was promised as a job saver and economy booster. Here is where some of the money went: - $300,000 for a GPS-equipped helicopter to hunt for radioactive rabbit droppings at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state. - $30 million for a spring training baseball complex for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. - $11 million for Microsoft to build a bridge connecting its two headquarter campuses in Redmond, Wash., which are separated by a highway. - $430,000 to repair a bridge in Iowa County, Wis., that carries 10 or fewer cars per day. - $800,000 for the John Murtha Airport in Johnstown, Pa., serving about 20 passengers per day, to build a backup runway. - $219,000 for Syracuse University to study the sex lives of freshmen women http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/After-a-flurry-of-stimulus-spending_-questionable-projects-pile-up-8474249-68709732.html Was all of this junk really necessary? The list goes for 3 pages. I just posted a few.

Answer: "How much waste was in the stimulus bill?" Well, out of 787 billion, I'd say about 787 billion was waste.

The $787 billion stimulus bill was passed in February and was promised as a job saver and economy booster. Here is where some of the money went: - $300,000 for a GPS-equipped helicopter to hunt for radioactive rabbit droppings at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state. - $30 million for a spring training baseball complex for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. - $11 million for Microsoft to build a bridge connecting its two headquarter campuses in Redmond, Wash., which are separated by a highway. - $430,000 to repair a bridge in Iowa County, Wis., that carries 10 or fewer cars per day. - $800,000 for the John Murtha Airport in Johnstown, Pa., serving about 20 passengers per day, to build a backup runway. - $219,000 for Syracuse University to study the sex lives of freshmen women. - $2.3 million for the U.S. Forest Service to rear large numbers of arthropods, including the Asian longhorned beetle, the nun moth and the woolly adelgid. - $3.4 million for a 13-foot tunnel for turtles and other wildlife attempting to cross U.S. 27 in Lake Jackson, Fla. - $1.15 million to install a guardrail for a persistently dry lake bed in Guymon, Okla. - $9.38 million to renovate a century-old train depot in Lancaster County, Pa., that has not been used for three decades. - $2.5 million in stimulus checks sent to the deceased. - $6 million for a snow-making facility in Duluth, Minn. - $173,834 to weatherize eight pickup trucks in Madison County, Ill. - $20,000 for a fish sperm freezer at the Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery in South Dakota. - $380,000 to spay and neuter pets in Wichita, Kan. - $300 apiece for thousands of signs at road construction sites across the country announcing that the projects are funded by stimulus money. - $1.5 million for a fence to block would-be jumpers from leaping off the All-American Bridge in Akron, Ohio. - $1 million to study the health effects of environmentally friendly public housing on 300 people in Chicago. - $356,000 for Indiana University to study childhood comprehension of foreign accents compared with native speech. - $983,952 for street beautification in Ann Arbor, Mich., including decorative lighting, trees, benches and bike paths. - $148,438 for Washington State University to analyze the use of marijuana in conjunction with medications like morphine. - $462,000 to purchase 22 concrete toilets for use in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri - $3.1 million to transform a canal barge into a floating museum that will travel the Erie Canal in New York state. - $1.3 million on government arts jobs in Maine, including $30,000 for basket makers, $20,000 for storytelling and $12,500 for a music festival. - $71,000 for a hybrid car to be used by student drivers in Colchester, Vt., as well as a plug-in hybrid for town workers decked out with a sign touting the vehicle's energy efficiency. - $1 million for Portland, Ore., to replace 100 aging bike lockers and build a garage that would house 250 bicycles. How's that 'hope & change" working out for you?

Answer: Yes and it looks like most of it is being flushed down the 22 concrete toilets! What a scam, congress and 0bama have nothing but contempt for the taxpayer! Thank s for posting this!

These people have no clue...unless all they wanted to do was spend money and reward their friends. How does any of this tie in with stimulating the economy? Everyone knows that heavy infrastructure work and legitimate new construction projects help the most...hell, even temporally stopping collecting taxes for the feds for a quarter would've been more productive than this crap. The $787 billion stimulus bill was passed in February and was promised as a job saver and economy booster. Here is where some of the money went: - $300,000 for a GPS-equipped helicopter to hunt for radioactive rabbit droppings at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state. - $30 million for a spring training baseball complex for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. - $11 million for Microsoft to build a bridge connecting its two headquarter campuses in Redmond, Wash., which are separated by a highway. - $430,000 to repair a bridge in Iowa County, Wis., that carries 10 or fewer cars per day. - $800,000 for the John Murtha Airport in Johnstown, Pa., serving about 20 passengers per day, to build a backup runway. - $219,000 for Syracuse University to study the sex lives of freshmen women. - $2.3 million for the U.S. Forest Service to rear large numbers of arthropods, including the Asian longhorned beetle, the nun moth and the woolly adelgid. - $3.4 million for a 13-foot tunnel for turtles and other wildlife attempting to cross U.S. 27 in Lake Jackson, Fla. - $1.15 million to install a guardrail for a persistently dry lake bed in Guymon, Okla. - $9.38 million to renovate a century-old train depot in Lancaster County, Pa., that has not been used for three decades. - $2.5 million in stimulus checks sent to the deceased. - $6 million for a snow-making facility in Duluth, Minn. - $173,834 to weatherize eight pickup trucks in Madison County, Ill. - $20,000 for a fish sperm freezer at the Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery in South Dakota. - $380,000 to spay and neuter pets in Wichita, Kan. - $300 apiece for thousands of signs at road construction sites across the country announcing that the projects are funded by stimulus money. - $1.5 million for a fence to block would-be jumpers from leaping off the All-American Bridge in Akron, Ohio. - $1 million to study the health effects of environmentally friendly public housing on 300 people in Chicago. - $356,000 for Indiana University to study childhood comprehension of foreign accents compared with native speech. - $983,952 for street beautification in Ann Arbor, Mich., including decorative lighting, trees, benches and bike paths. - $148,438 for Washington State University to analyze the use of marijuana in conjunction with medications like morphine. - $462,000 to purchase 22 concrete toilets for use in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri - $3.1 million to transform a canal barge into a floating museum that will travel the Erie Canal in New York state. - $1.3 million on government arts jobs in Maine, including $30,000 for basket makers, $20,000 for storytelling and $12,500 for a music festival. - $71,000 for a hybrid car to be used by student drivers in Colchester, Vt., as well as a plug-in hybrid for town workers decked out with a sign touting the vehicle's energy efficiency. - $1 million for Portland, Ore., to replace 100 aging bike lockers and build a garage that would house 250 bicycles. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/After-a-flurry-of-stimulus-spending_-questionable-projects-pile-up-8474249-68709732.html

Answer: The pockets of the rich and the politicians who orchestrated it.

After a flurry of stimulus spending, questionable projects pile up By: Susan Ferrechio Chief Congressional Correspondent November 3, 2009 The $787 billion stimulus bill was passed in February and was promised as a job saver and economy booster. Here is where some of the money went: - $300,000 for a GPS-equipped helicopter to hunt for radioactive rabbit droppings at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state. - $30 million for a spring training baseball complex for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. - $11 million for Microsoft to build a bridge connecting its two headquarter campuses in Redmond, Wash., which are separated by a highway. - $430,000 to repair a bridge in Iowa County, Wis., that carries 10 or fewer cars per day. - $800,000 for the John Murtha Airport in Johnstown, Pa., serving about 20 passengers per day, to build a backup runway. - $219,000 for Syracuse University to study the sex lives of freshmen women. - $2.3 million for the U.S. Forest Service to rear large numbers of arthropods, including the Asian longhorned beetle, the nun moth and the woolly adelgid. - $3.4 million for a 13-foot tunnel for turtles and other wildlife attempting to cross U.S. 27 in Lake Jackson, Fla. - $1.15 million to install a guardrail for a persistently dry lake bed in Guymon, Okla. - $9.38 million to renovate a century-old train depot in Lancaster County, Pa., that has not been used for three decades. - $2.5 million in stimulus checks sent to the deceased. - $6 million for a snow-making facility in Duluth, Minn. - $173,834 to weatherize eight pickup trucks in Madison County, Ill. - $20,000 for a fish sperm freezer at the Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery in South Dakota. - $380,000 to spay and neuter pets in Wichita, Kan. - $300 apiece for thousands of signs at road construction sites across the country announcing that the projects are funded by stimulus money. - $1.5 million for a fence to block would-be jumpers from leaping off the All-American Bridge in Akron, Ohio. - $1 million to study the health effects of environmentally friendly public housing on 300 people in Chicago. - $356,000 for Indiana University to study childhood comprehension of foreign accents compared with native speech. - $983,952 for street beautification in Ann Arbor, Mich., including decorative lighting, trees, benches and bike paths. - $148,438 for Washington State University to analyze the use of marijuana in conjunction with medications like morphine. - $462,000 to purchase 22 concrete toilets for use in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri - $3.1 million to transform a canal barge into a floating museum that will travel the Erie Canal in New York state. - $1.3 million on government arts jobs in Maine, including $30,000 for basket makers, $20,000 for storytelling and $12,500 for a music festival. - $71,000 for a hybrid car to be used by student drivers in Colchester, Vt., as well as a plug-in hybrid for town workers decked out with a sign touting the vehicle's energy efficiency. - $1 million for Portland, Ore., to replace 100 aging bike lockers and build a garage that would house 250 bicycles. Real nice, eh?

Answer: I'm not surprised with anything thing this incompetent administration does.