King
amendment passes house:
Taxpayers Should Not Have to Fund Political Advocacy
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House today
passed an amendment by Iowa Congressman Steve King that prevents
taxpayers from footing the bill for construction of a gay and
lesbian center in Los Angeles.
The amendment, which strikes an
earmark for the center, was made part of H.R. 5576, the
Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the
Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act for FY07. The Chairman accepted the
amendment and the House voted to approve it.
"This is what happens when Washington
is addicted to earmarks," said King. "Taxpayers end up funding,
without their knowledge, an organization that lobbies and advocates
for same-sex marriage."
"The gay and lesbian center in Los
Angeles is free to advocate their views, but I do not believe that
taxpayers should be forced to subsidize an organization that is so
radically opposed to traditional values the overwhelming majority of
Americans hold dear."
