[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 49 (Thursday, March 16, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3279]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          POTOMAC PORK PALACE

  (Mr. BROWDER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BROWDER. Mr. Speaker, here is the latest beltway boondoggle. U.S. 
Army bosses are shortchanging the American soldier in order to build a 
Potomac pork palace in Washington, DC.
  The Army is asking $17 million to buy private land--land assessed for 
taxes at only $10 million--for construction of a museum overlooking the 
Potomac River and Washington's monuments. Here is the kicker. The Army 
already has 48 museums throughout the country.
  I am shocked that the Army Secretary and Chief of Staff would ask for 
such an expenditure when we are having to cut everything--personnel, 
training, bases--in our military.
  This is extravagance. The taxpayers money should be spent on 
something more critical for the national defense.
  Mr. Speaker, I am going to try to redirect this $17 million to 
something our fighting men and women really need.
  I encourage other Members of this body to contact me if they are 
interested in killing ``Fort Pork-on-the-Potomac.''


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