Sen. Dianne Feinstein has resigned from the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee.
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.
2007-03-28 16:25:06 · 6 answers · asked by Bubba 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
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.
Two years ago, before the Washington Post became belatedly involved, the online magazine Salon.com exposed the horrors of deficient medical care for Iraq War veterans. While leading MILCON, Feinstein had ample warning of the medical-care meltdown. But she was not proactive on veteran's affairs.
2007-03-28 16:26:38 · update #1
sydb1967, go to the United States Senate web page and see if you see her name there.
She resigned from the Sub Committee on 22 March 07, because of the conflict of interest.
2007-03-28 17:02:48 · update #2
I think there are people already meeting behind closed doors trying to figure out how to do "damage control." My guess is Feinstein will "escape" justice because of Dem control.
Here we go again.
2007-03-28 16:37:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excellent question.
I find it fascinating that, even though I read the Cleveland Plain Dealer cover to cover every day, watch a variety of news programs including CNN and ABC, and spend considerable time on the Internet, I haven't heard anything about this.
2007-03-28 23:32:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Based on my most recent knowledge that she's got a D after her name, I don't think she'll resign or be charged with anything. More than likely she'll just chair something else.
2007-03-28 23:28:45 · answer #3 · answered by open4one 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Interesting question. Yes, she did resign.
2007-03-28 23:29:03 · answer #4 · answered by a bush family member 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
stop reading that moron savage. there is nothing on any channels even fox news about this. try again.
2007-03-28 23:36:28 · answer #5 · answered by sydb1967 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sure bring her up that opens the door to get cheney and haliburton and bushco....oh please please press charges so we can get rid of the crooks in the whitehouse
2007-03-28 23:30:12 · answer #6 · answered by Unfrozen Caveman 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋