Well, 21 minutes into the hearing we’ve already heard Senate President Ronald Russell say that only items “germane” to the Governor’s financial bill can be discussed.
We wonder what he’s worried about somebody bringing up today?
In any case, we’re getting ready to hear the usual suspects tell the same old story about why after record setting borrowing, we are still broke.
Feel free to blog as this performance unfolds….
More than half of the contributions Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen has received in the current election cycle are linked to a Washington contractor who is the subject of a federal inquiry.
According to an article today in the Washington Post, Christensen has received at least $37,000 from contractor Jeffrey Thompson, who is suspected of using “straw” or phantom donors to evade contribution limits that are set for candidates running for office. His operations have drawn the attention of Federal authorities.
According to the article, Thompson’s accounting firm Thompson, Cobb, Brazilio and Associates, has 189 contracts with the federal government, worth $17.1 million. The company has done some business in the Virgin Islands, auditing grant funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Education and the Federal Highway Administration. TCBA recently advertised for an accounting position based in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.
Recently, Christensen has urged the Federal Election Commission to investigate the election system of the Virgin Islands, citing public discontent with the way the Board of Elections in operating. Perhaps this current development will hasten their acceptance of her request.
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The fact of the matter is,at least 70 percent of the political hires who came abord in the last 5 years were unnecessary and could have been done without.Letting them go would be no real loss to the people and the workings
of the instituion in and of itself. The government is bloated–top-heavy–and
needs pruning.
Why is that so difficult to accept?
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