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Originally Posted by bd-
Oh, and by the way, saying Senator Alexander could immediately "cut off funding" from the Corps for this policy is a bit uninformed.
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Alexander chairs the committee that funds USACE. While he wouldn't be involved in line item requests, that budget has to get past the committee before it hits the floor.
I'm not here to offer lessons on making laws and passing governmental budgets, I'm here to talk about fishing. But, since the two have become intertwined, I will assume my original posture. Diane Black nor Bob Corker have any involvement in the budgetary process for USACE. Understanding that politicians usual and ordinary
modus operandi is to pass the buck, which they did, it fell squarely on Lamar's shoulders. In the very same way that you yield to the man who writes your check, Lamar has the power, if he will use it. He was spineless as a governor, and it seems nothing has changed.