Washed out to sea
how Congress prioritizes beach pork over national needs
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Author
Contributions
- United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations - Contributor
Publication
2009 - Office of Senator Tom Coburn, M.D., Washington, DC, District of Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
10,750 words, Guess
Page Count
43 pages
Identifiers
- Library of Congress Control Number2014500031
- Open LibraryOL30378465M
Classifications
- LCCHT392
Description
Senator Tom Coburn details just how beachfront communities, D.C. lobbyists, and Members of Congress have teamed up to "save" beaches with federally funded sand -- an effort that always results in additional requests for sand projects in the future. While bridges and levies collapse, Congress is earmarking funds to replenish beaches, subsidizing risky flood insurance, and bailing out homeowners who chose to build their houses on sand. These efforts, ironically, have had the unintended effect of inviting more people to develop and live in flood-prone coastal areas, thus creating and sustaining a vicious cycle of development and dependency.
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