Blunt Touts Another Grant He Voted Against
Submitted by .Sean on March 18, 2010 - 9:31am
Roy Blunt announced a $123,705 federal grant for the Nixa Fire Protection District this week. "The Assistance to Firefighters program has helped many area fire departments, like Nixa, to upgrade their services, equipment, training and effectiveness," Congressman Blunt said in a statement.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (stimulus bill) provided $210 for Assistance to Firefighters Grant, and the FY2010 Homeland Security appropriations bill included $810 million in Assistance to Firefighters Grant money.
Blunt voted against both bills; he was one of just 37 to vote against the Homeland Security budget.
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