Senators AtoZ on Amnesty: Allard
issue statement on immigration from Senator Wayne Allard:
Immigration
I feel that the U.S. immigration system is in need of reform. It is important to make a clear distinction between illegal and legal immigration. We must crack down on all illegal immigration. I feel we should not reward illegal behavior with citizenship. As for legal immigrants, I favor strong sponsorship requirements and other policies, which aim to ensure that immigrants enter this country as productive members of society in pursuit of opportunity, not public assistance. As Americans, we must not forget that many of our forefathers were immigrants who had a strong sense of personal responsibility and who established the strong foundations of individualism which have made this country what it is today.
from MoreWhat.com:
From everything seen so far it would appear that Senator Wayne Allard is on the right side of the immigration issue. That is a good thing. But with every good thing when something questionable is found it has to be viewed for consideration and comment. Like this other item found on the Senator’s website press releases.
June 13th, 2007 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that he has secured $468.3 million in funding for military installations and $61.3 million for the new Denver VA hospital at Fitzsimons in Colorado as a part of the 2008 Military Construction Appropriations bill.
Allard, a member of the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee said the funding was approved on Wednesday by the subcommittee. The full committee will approve the funding bill on Thursday.
“This funding will strengthen the infrastructure at many of the Colorado military bases and assist them in better performing their missions,” said Allard. “Colorado remains a top priority for Defense and Military Construction spending, and these dollar amounts reflect that.”
The $529.6 million in funding for Colorado includes the following projects across the state:
• $61.3 million for the VA medical facility at Fitzsimons;
• $53 million for barracks construction at Fort Carson;
• $4.9 million for the construction of an indoor range at Fort Carson;
• $8.3 million for Fort Carson’s defense road;
• $18 million for a hospital addition and dental clinic at Fort Carson;
• $72 million for Fort Carson’s unit operation facilities;
• $13.5 million for Fort Carson’s air support operations squadron complex;
• $24.5 million for an air and space integration facility at Schriever Air Force Base;
• $15 million for upgraded academic facilities at the U.S. Air Force Academy;
• $35.159 million for continued clean-up at the Pueblo Depot;
• $27 million in additional hospital expansion funding at Fort Carson;
• $54 million for a troop health clinic at Fort Carson;
• $90 million for a brigade combat team complex at Fort Carson;
• $20 million for the division headquarters complex at Fort Carson;
• $13.2 million for a vehicle maintenance facility at Fort Carson;
• $10.08 million for utility infrastructure improvements at Buckley Air Force Base;
• $2.363 million the CIFA west office building at Peterson Air Force Base;
• $7.3 million for squadron operations replacement at Buckley Air Force Base.
from MoreWhat.com:
At first glance some of the expenditures appear reasonable but that is not a sufficient analysis. How are the amounts determined? What is a continued clean up at the Pueblo Depot all about? $15 million to upgrade an academic facility? You get the point, right?
Stanford Matthews
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