MEBA Capitol Hill Clout
In his “I-can’t-believe-how-great-I-am” message in the latest (December 2005-January 2006) issue of the Modus Operandi, Ron Davis seeks to amaze the reader with his tremendous accomplishments for 2005 and looks forward to even greater feats of brilliance in 2006.
But a quick look at Maritime related items in the 2007 budget proposal submitted by the Bush Administration paints an entirely different picture of MEBA influence in Washington DC’s Corridors of Power. Indeed all Maritime related cuts add up to $364 million or 72 percent. A person might very well conclude that MEBA Members and Retirees PAF contributions are more often spent on stuffing Davis Administration officials and cronies faces than significant results from the so-called MEBA Clout on Capitol Hill.
| Maritime Administration | cut $151 million | or 51% |
| St Lawrence Seaway Dev. Corp | cut 8 million | or 50% |
| Maritime Guaranteed Loans (Title XI) | cut $205 million | or 100% |
posted by Anonymous @ 11:48 AM
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Back in the 70's MEBA was rated third or fourth on the list of Orginazitions regarding their lobbying power, both financially and politically in Washington.
They were only out paced by the American Medical Association, the Americal Dairy Association, and the UAW. This little known fact was originally discovered by a good friend of mine while at Hastings School of Law in San Francisco from 71 to 74 as a result of one of his required classes.
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