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Young defends Coconut Road, accuses Mack
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| News Date | Wednesday, April 30, 2008 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Susan Crabtree
Posted: 04/30/08 02:56 PM [ET]
Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) on Wednesday defended changes his staffers made to the notorious Coconut Road earmark, the third time in a year he took to the House floor in an attempt to justify one of his suspect programs.
Young also accused his GOP colleague, Rep. Connie Mack (Fla.), of first supporting the earmark in 2005, and then distancing himself from it once watchdogs and the media began raising concerns.
His 11-minute defense occurred during debate on the highway technical corrections bill when he asserted a point of privilege, a parliamentary move that allows a member to clarify a position on an issue when the lawmaker feels someone misstated his or her view publicly.
“I have been the subject of much innuendo concerning my motivation [in requesting this earmark],” Young said. “These accusations have little implications to what actually occurred.
“This project was asked for by the community and it was supported by the local congressman,” he said, implicating Mack without stating his name. |
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