Feinstein Resigns [from the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee]

Metro Active ^ | March 21-27, 2007 | Peter Byrne

[dvan]

Senator exits MILCON following Metro exposé, vet-care scandal

SEN. Dianne Feinstein has resigned from the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee. As previously and extensively reviewed in these pages, Feinstein was chairperson and ranking member of MILCON for six years, during which time she had a conflict of interest due to her husband Richard C. Blum's ownership of two major defense contractors, who were awarded billions of dollars for military construction projects approved by Feinstein.

As MILCON leader, Feinstein relished the details of military construction, even micromanaging one project at the level of its sewer design. She regularly took junkets to military bases around the world to inspect construction projects, some of which were contracted to her husband's companies, Perini Corp. and URS Corp.

Perhaps she resigned from MILCON because she could not take the heat generated by Metro's expose of her ethics (which was partially funded by the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute). Or was her work on the subcommittee finished because Blum divested ownership of his military construction and advanced weapons manufacturing firms in late 2005?

The MILCON subcommittee is not only in charge of supervising military construction, it also oversees "quality of life" issues for veterans, which includes building housing for military families and operating hospitals and clinics for wounded soldiers. Perhaps Feinstein is trying to disassociate herself from MILCON's incredible failure to provide decent medical care for wounded soldiers.

[dvan]

Interesting. With the great concern the Dimorats have for ethics and honesty that she could do this right under their noses? /Sarcasm OFF!

[showme_the_Glory]

culture of corruption ping?

[YOUGOTIT]

And if it was a Republican then they would be after them to resign from the US Senate and to put them in jail.

But being a Democrat there will be no press nor no legal actions.

[Bahbah]

DiFi and her husband made their bundle. For them it's time to "move on."

[tflabo]

[David_G_Burnet]

Ya know, just ONCE, I'd like the see the President's administration go after a DemonRAT the way they attack us.

Full-on frontal assault, legal prosecution, media press conferences, EVERYTHING. Just annihilate them.

[gidget7]

"And if it was a Republican then they would be after them to resign from the US Senate and to put them in jail.
But being a Democrat there will be no press nor no legal actions."

You're right, and like most of America, I see one party at fault for it, and it isn't the Dems. Why are not Republicans doing something about all the corruption across the isle? By not doing so, they anger voters, and they enable the corruption, which is and for years has been, unending.

[gidget7]

Yes!!!

[fhlh]

Quick Call NBC. CBS. ABC. CNN.... oh, wait.. this is one of those nevermind, nothing to see here stories...

[Williams]

BINGO! You deserve an award. The republican party has aided in the sell out of America. To corruption and communism.

[GraniteStateConservative]

This is the 5th thread on this single story!!!

Please use search:

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[DustyMoment]

Wow!! I didn't know Feinstein was a Republican!!!

/sarc

[gidget7]

Which is why they will get no money from me, I will donate what I used to send to them, to individual candidates only.

[NonValueAdded]

Probably had to open the seat as payment for a vote on the funding bill.