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One might expect pork from politicians, but this bill shows a globalist twist: Bush signed the bill at a Caterpillar, Inc. facility in Montgomery, Illinois. Caterpillar is a globalist player of the first order. We won't wonder too hard at what Caterpillar's lobbyists might have been up to in Washington this year!
There was a big shindig at Caterpillar's largest manufacturing facility located in Montgomery, Illinois, that involves over one-quarter trillion dollars.
After speeches and accolades, President Bush signed into law HR3, the Transportation Equity Act. This $286 billion bill promises plenty of pork for all with some 6,000 pet projects attached to the legislation.
Bush announced, "I'm here to sign the highway bill because I believe by signing this bill, when it's fully implemented, there's going to be more demand for the machines you make here."
{sidebar id=1}President Bush further stated, "...you can't
expect your farmers to be able to get goods to market if we don't have
a good road system," he said. "You can't expect to get these
Caterpillar products all around the United States if we don't have a
good road system."
What's wrong with this picture? Caterpillar can't move its products without a better road system that can only be built with its equipment in the first place?
Caterpillar's sentiments were certainly elevated as its Group Vice President Gerry Shaheen proclaimed,
"On behalf of our Caterpillar
customers, I'd like to thank the President, Speaker Hastert and all those who
made this day possible. With this bill, our customers will now have certainty to
make business plans and to prepare to get to work on the projects that provide
jobs and improve the lives of all Americans who benefit from improved highways,
roads and bridges." When Shaheen pronounces the words "our customers", he means the hundreds of government agencies and contractors that are going to shower Caterpillar with cold, hard, cash over the next few years.
Further research is required to determine any specific role Caterpillar had in creating HR3, but the circumstantial evidence presented by this signing party indicates that a very close connection exists. This is an example of the "money laundry" where governments are incited to spend by the same companies who want it to be spent on THEM!
It should be noted that the Mongomery plant is located in House Speaker Denny Hassert's 14th Congressional district.
Question: Should Caterpillar, Inc. be allowed to lobby for a $286 billion highway bill when it is obvious that it is a major beneficiary of any resulting spending?
Question: Are Hassert and Bush displaying poor taste in showcasing HR3 at the largest Caterpillar, Inc. plant in the nation?
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