FAA Approves Plan to Give Stimulus Funds to Airport Named After Murtha

The Federal Aviation Administration, after reviewing concerns about a project at a regional airport named after Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), has decided to go forward with plans to use $800,000 in stimulus funds to repave the airport's alternate runway.

Late this afternoon, a spokesperson for the Department of Transportation confirmed that the department had completed its review and would be releasing the funds for the Johnstown, Pa., airport project.

DOT spokesperson Jill Zuckman said the review was undertaken after a "senior policy" official at DOT decided he wanted to reconsider the project, but she declined to identify who that was or detail the reason for the reconsideration. She said the runway's concrete hasn't been replaced in many years and is in need of repaving.

"The bottom line is it deserved the money based on the merits," Zuckman said. "It's not an earmark."

The FAA had notified the John P. Murtha-Johnstown airport authority that the project was under review, and authority board members said press reports about other federal funding steered to the quiet regional airport was leading the FAA to reconsider the repaving project.

The Tea Party Express will be coming through Murtha's neighborhood to further expose him for what he is.

Congressman Jack Murtha

▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)

▪ Named "The King of Pork" for his wasteful, pork-barrel spending (source: youtube.com)

▪ Shamefully and wrongly accused our troops of misconduct (source: youtube.com)

It will also be targeting Senator Arlen Specter, Congressman Jason Altmire and Congressman Christopher Carney

Senator Arlen Specter

▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: D (source: ntu.org)

▪ Not only did Senator Specter provide the deciding vote to push through the $819 billion "porkulus" spending plan, but

Specter announced he would be switching political parties because Republican voters were rejecting him. Specter stands
for the worst kind of political self-aggrandizement that has corrupted Washington, and vanquished the idea of the "citizen legislator" and replaced it with the current culture of political prostitution that has hurt our government and our nation. Let us

hope Pat Toomey can replace Specter and provide Pennsylvanian’s with principled, fiscally responsible representation

(Source: youtube.com).

Congressman Jason Altmire

▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)

▪ Voted for and spoke out in support of $819 billion "porkulus" spending plan (souce: altmire.house.gov)

▪ Voted for taxpayer-funded mortgage bailout (source: opencongress.org)

▪ Refused to join fiscally conservative "Blue Dog" coalition (source: house.gov)

* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: He was re-elected in 2008 with only 55.9% of the vote.

Congressman Christopher Carney

▪ National Taxpayer Union Rating: F (source: ntu.org)

▪ Supported bailout of financial services companies (source: opencongress.org)

▪ Repeatedly voted for higher taxes and pork-barrel spending (source: clubforgrowth.net)

* POLITICALLY VULNERABLE: He was re-elected in 2008 with only 56.4% of the vote.

The Tea Party Express will end in Washington, DC on 9-12-2009 for a giant rally.

DAY 16 – Saturday, September 12th

09.12.09 Taxpayer March on D.C. - Details

Freedoms First – Rally for the Constitution

Mark your calendars where ever you are along the route, and lets meet in DC on Sept 12th!

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