Nancy Pelosi's lastest tree-hugging effort to "Green the Capitol" is ending up costing the American taxpayers a heap of change: new more "energy-efficient" lights for the Capitol.
First, the contact to update the lighting will cost $671,900. Naturally this was not the lowest or even the second lowest bid. The bid went to a company in the home district of Rep. Robert A. Brady (D-Pa.), chairman of the House Administration Committee. Can you say PORK?
Second, the current lights which were installed in 1990 cost a whopping (term used sarcastically) $15,000 a year in electric bills. So let's say that electric rates stay static...it'll take 45 years to recoup the expenditures on this "improvement".
The final kicker is the justification by the Democratic environmentalists:
Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill said the project is not just about money. New
lights "will not only bring our 'beacon of democracy' in line with other
landmarks on the National
Mall but allow the dome to be a beacon to all reminding us of the need to
address the global climate crisis," he said.
Yeah, that's EXACTLY what I think of when I'm observing the Capitol at night. [insert your favorite rolleyes smiley]
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