Posted on 12/06/2010 7:25:12 AM PST by pinstripes715
This past Tuesday, Nov 30th, the Democratically-controlled lame-duck House passed the $1.2 billion Black Farmer’s Settlement funding known as Pigford II. The previous week the bill had passed the Senate with assurances of strict measures to protect the taxpayers against the rampant fraud that has been widely documented from multiple sources in both the media and government.
The bill passed the House 256-152, and is now headed to President Obama to sign: the man who single-handedly introduced the Pigford II legislation in 2007 to curry favor with rural black Southern voters, to which he was trailing significantly to then front-runner Hillary Clinton.
(Excerpt) Read more at biggovernment.com ...
“As of today, the American taxpayer is now on the hook for an additional $1.2 billion of payments to black “farmers,” whom did not have to provide proof of:
-Having ever farmed or having attempted to farm
-Having ever had a loan at the USDA
-Having ever filled out paperwork for a farm loan
-Having ever attempted to get a loan.
The only burden of proof requirement was filling out a form stating that they had “attempted” to farm, and have a family member vouch for that assertion.”
What the hell is going on in this country!? More vote buying?
I cannot believe he was EVER trailing Hillary among black voters! IF he was, it was because they did not know who he was or that he was black!
I cannot believe he was EVER trailing Hillary among black voters! IF he was, it was because they did not know who he was or that he was black!
...the $1.2 billion Black Farmer's Settlement funding known as Pigford II. The previous week the bill had passed the Senate with assurances of strict measures to protect the taxpayers against the rampant fraud that has been widely documented from multiple sources in both the media and government. The bill passed the House 256-152, and is now headed to... Obama... the man who single-handedly introduced the Pigford II legislation in 2007 to curry favor with rural black Southern voters, to which he was trailing significantly to then front-runner Hillary Clinton...Thanks pinstripes715.
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