Republican Senator demands that budget cuts not apply to his state!

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was down right incensed over the decision not to include a mere $50,000 for an Army Corps of Engineers study on deepening the Port of Charleston in his home state.

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Graham started a string of angry tweets about the omission early Tuesday. By the end of the day, he had held a press conference on the issue in Charleston, S.C., and was blaming the Obama administration for failing to include the funding in its budget proposal released in February, arguing that 260,000 jobs are tied to the port.

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"No nominations go forward in Senate until we address CHS port," he tweeted.

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Graham has made deepening the port one of his top local priorities, arguing that South Carolina's economic future hinges on the viability of the port.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/graham-vows-to-tie-senate-in-knots-over-50k-left-out-of-budget-deal.php

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What's new?

If the port is that damn important to SC, let SC pay for it! Edited April 13, 2011 by Vi-Jay

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Cuts for thee, but not for me!

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What was that about 'liberals' wanting others to pay for stuff? Fools...

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What was that about 'liberals' wanting others to pay for stuff? Fools...

Not only must the US taxpayer pony up funds for a port in SC, if the US taxpayer doesn't do it then a senator from SC will hold up all appointments!

In a way, this is one state holding the other 49 hostage.

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$50,000 is a ridiculously small amount to be upset about. It doesn't even cover 1 engineer's annual salary.

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http://www.legistorm.com/earmarks/details/member/44/Sen_Lindsey_Graham_SC.html

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Ah, selective editing.

For critics who said the state should come up with its own funds for the Army Corp of Engineers' study to deepen the port, Graham spokesman Kevin Bishop said such an easy solution is actually impossible under federal law.

The South Carolina State Ports Authority, which is responsible for operations of the Charleston Port, is ready to write the check for the state's share of the the study, but federal law requires Congress to cough up funds to enable the Army Corp of Engineers to move forward with the study. It would be the second step in the process; a first study already determined a federal interest in deepening the harbor.

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lets just post the whole story without the altered title and the selective editing. A whole different story emerges when you do.

Graham Vows To 'Tie Senate In Knots' Over $50K Left Out Of Budget Deal

Susan Crabtree | April 13, 2011, 9:08AM1781

Update: Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) office issued a detailed defense of his threats to "tie the Senate in knots" and block all of Obama nominations over $50,000 left out of last week's 11th-hour budget deal for a study on deepening the Port of Charleston.

For critics who said the state should come up with its own funds for the Army Corp of Engineers' study to deepen the port, Graham spokesman Kevin Bishop said such an easy solution is actually impossible under federal law.

The South Carolina State Ports Authority, which is responsible for operations of the Charleston Port, is ready to write the check for the state's share of the the study, but federal law requires Congress to cough up funds to enable the Army Corp of Engineers to move forward with the study. It would be the second step in the process; a first study already determined a federal interest in deepening the harbor.

"The Corps requires virtually all ports around the country to shoulder some of the costs of feasibility studies, engineering, and design on harbor deepening," Bishop said. "South Carolina is ready to go. Now we're waiting on the feds to kick in their share. Without that green light, our state is stuck in neutral and cannot proceed."

Not all Republicans were celebrating Tuesday about the fine print of the $38.5 billion in cuts House Republicans managed to wrangle in last week's 11th-hour budget showdown. Tea Party loyalists who wanted tens of billions more cut from this year's spending were shaking their heads, and at least one senator was lamenting a budget omission he said would hit his state's economy hard.

In fact, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was down right incensed over the decision not to include a mere $50,000 for an Army Corps of Engineers study on deepening the Port of Charleston in his home state and vowed to "tie the Senate in knots" by holding up Obama administration nominations.

Graham started a string of angry tweets about the omission early Tuesday. By the end of the day, he had held a press conference on the issue in Charleston, S.C., and was blaming the Obama administration for failing to include the funding in its budget proposal released in February, arguing that 260,000 jobs are tied to the port.

"Obama Admin made a bad mistake not putting money for CHS port in their budget proposal," he wrote.

"No nominations go forward in Senate until we address CHS port," he tweeted, noting that the provision was not an earmark and applied to a dozen ports across the U.S.

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What's the different story? Republicans wanted cuts but apparently not when the cut affects one of their own projects.

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What's the different story? Republicans wanted cuts but apparently not when the cut affects one of their own projects.

Uh huh, sure man. Same story.

You left out this little tidbit.

The South Carolina State Ports Authority, which is responsible for operations of the Charleston Port, is ready to write the check for the state's share of the the study, but federal law requires Congress to cough up funds to enable the Army Corp of Engineers to move forward with the study. It would be the second step in the process; a first study already determined a federal interest in deepening the harbor.

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Uh huh, sure man. Same story.

You left out this little tidbit.

The South Carolina State Ports Authority, which is responsible for operations of the Charleston Port, is ready to write the check for the state's share of the the study, but federal law requires Congress to cough up funds to enable the Army Corp of Engineers to move forward with the study. It would be the second step in the process; a first study already determined a federal interest in deepening the harbor.

Right and that federal share got cut from the budget.

When you ask for budget cuts, that sort of thing happens.

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Right and that federal share got cut from the budget.

When you ask for budget cuts, that sort of thing happens.

Sure man, I got you all wrong there!

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Sure man, I got you all wrong there!

You people wanted budget cuts but when a cut affects a red state suddenly OHNOWTFBBQ!

I guess all the cuts should be limited to NY and Cali to keep you people happy.

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I used to like Lindsey Graham, but I get the impression more and more that she is just another whiny little girl.