[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Obama opposes non-cost transfers

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

President Obama opposes Speaker Pelosi on Treasure Island Navy base

By Roxana Tiron
The Hill (DC)
September 22, 2009

President Barack Obama has shot down a little-known provision in a 
massive Pentagon policy bill that would have greatly benefited House 
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's district.

Pelosi (D-Calif.) is among dozens of lawmakers pressing for language in 
the House version of the 2010 defense authorization bill that would 
transfer closed military bases, at no cost, to local authorities for 
economic development.

But the White House is opposed to the provision, saying it would provide 
"potential windfalls" for private developers.


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For the entire article, see
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/59697-president-maroons-speaker-on-treasure-island

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Lenny Siegel
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