[CPEO-MEF] CLEANUP: Senators want active-base cleanup stimulus

[Lenny Siegel]

Senators Want Stimulus to Include Hazardous Cleanups at Indian Head, 
Other Bases

Southern Maryland Online
January 16, 2009

WASHINGTON (Jan. 16, 2009) -- U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin and 
Barbara A. Mikulski (Both D-MD) this week urged the Chairman and Ranking 
Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee to include 
shovel-ready environmental cleanups at active military bases in the 
pending economic recovery/stimulus package. In a letter to Chairman 
Daniel Inouye (D-HI) and Ranking Member Thad Cochran (R-MS), Senators 
Cardin and Mikulski pointed out the urgency of cleaning up hazardous 
sites at installations like Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County and Indian 
Head Naval Base in Charles County, as well as the cost-savings, health 
benefits and job creation generated by these projects.

"The immediate environmental and economic impact of cleaning up 
hazardous sites like Fort Meade and Indian Head cannot be 
underestimated," said Senator Cardin, a member of the Senate Environment 
and Public Works Committee. "As the Congress reviews a wide range of 
projects that will help our communities and create jobs, I urge my 
colleagues to look carefully at these urgent clean-up sites that are 
ready-to-go as soon as funds are available."

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Lenny Siegel
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