Stimulus spending invested in volcano monitoring - Republicans look like clowns again

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http://www.suntimes.com/business/1521561,w-stimulus-money-volcano-mount-reboubt-041109.article

April 11, 2009

WASHINGTON -- Weeks after Mount Redoubt erupted in Alaska, the Interior Department is spending some of its first stimulus dollars to improve volcano monitoring. snip

"We know that we must warn the public of explosive eruptions. We need to alert aircraft of ash clouds and warn communities of ash falls and lava and mud flows," Salazar said in a conference call with reporters. snip

Republicans targeted the volcano monitoring as an example of wasteful spending in the stimulus plan. In a February speech, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said the rapid growth in federal spending should be monitored.

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1. Well as long as funds for volcano monitoring stop someday...

Yeah sure. Putting this in a stimulus package was a joke. This isn't a stimulus, it is a long term need. BAH.