Slim and none... Richard Littrell wrote:
> Me too. I thought this only happened at the UN. Say, what do you > suppose the chances are that Bush will ask Paul Volker to lead an > independnet investigation of Halliburton? :-) > > Rick > > Mike Weaver wrote: > >>I'm shocked, shocked, to find out that steering has occured in >>Washington DC. >> >>Welcome to DC. >> >>Kirk McLoren wrote: >> >> >> >>>http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/10/katrina.contracts.reut/index.html >>> >>> >>> >>> Firms with White House ties get Katrina contracts >>> >>> >>> FEMA taps Halliburton subsidiary, Shaw Group, Bechtel for cleanup >>> >>>Saturday, September 10, 2005; Posted: 1:26 p.m. EDT (17:26 GMT) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> SPECIAL REPORT >>> >>><http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/katrina/> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>*WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Companies with ties to the Bush White House >>>and the former head of FEMA are clinching some of the administration's >>>first disaster relief and reconstruction contracts in the aftermath of >>>Hurricane Katrina.* >>> >>>At least two major corporate clients of lobbyist Joe Allbaugh, >>>President Bush's former campaign manager and a former head of the >>>Federal Emergency Management Agency, have already been tapped to start >>>recovery work along the battered Gulf Coast. >>> >>>One is Shaw Group Inc. and the other is Halliburton Co. subsidiary >>>Kellogg Brown and Root. Vice President Dick Cheney is a former head of >>>Halliburton. >>> >>>Bechtel National Inc., a unit of San Francisco-based Bechtel Corp., >>>has also been selected by FEMA to provide short-term housing for >>>people displaced by the hurricane. Bush named Bechtel's CEO to his >>>Export Council and put the former CEO of Bechtel Energy in charge of >>>the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. >>> >>>Experts say it has been common practice in both Republican and >>>Democratic administrations for policy makers to take lobbying jobs >>>once they leave office, and many of the same companies seeking >>>contracts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina have already received >>>billions of dollars for work in Iraq. >>> >>>Halliburton alone has earned more than $9 billion. Pentagon audits >>>released by Democrats in June showed $1.03 billion in "questioned" >>>costs and $422 million in "unsupported" costs for Halliburton's work >>>in Iraq. >>> >>> >>> Watchdog groups take notice >>> >>>But the web of Bush administration connections is attracting renewed >>>attention from watchdog groups in the post-Katrina reconstruction >>>rush. Congress has already appropriated more than $60 billion in >>>emergency funding as a down payment on recovery efforts projected to >>>cost well over $100 billion. >>> >>>"The government has got to stop stacking senior positions with people >>>who are repeatedly cashing in on the public trust in order to further >>>private commercial interests," said Danielle Brian, executive director >>>of the Project on Government Oversight. >>> >>> >>> Bush appointees at Halliburton >>> >>>Allbaugh formally registered as a lobbyist for Halliburton subsidiary >>>Kellogg Brown and Root in February. >>> >>>In lobbying disclosure forms filed with the Senate, Allbaugh said his >>>goal was to "educate the congressional and executive branch on >>>defense, disaster relief and homeland security issues affecting >>>Kellogg Brown and Root." >>> >>>Melissa Norcross, a Halliburton spokeswoman, said Allbaugh has not, >>>since he was hired, "consulted on any specific contracts that the >>>company is considering pursuing, nor has he been tasked by the company >>>with any lobbying responsibilities." >>> >>>Allbaugh is also a friend of Michael Brown, director of FEMA who was >>>removed as head of Katrina disaster relief and sent back to Washington >>>amid allegations he had padded his resume -- which he denies. >>> >>>A few months after Allbaugh was hired by Halliburton, the company >>>retained another high-level Bush appointee, Kirk Van Tine. >>> >>>Van Tine registered as a lobbyist for Halliburton six months after >>>resigning as deputy transportation secretary, a position he held from >>>December 2003 to December 2004. >>> >>>On Friday, Kellogg Brown & Root received $29.8 million in Pentagon >>>contracts to begin rebuilding Navy bases in Louisiana and Mississippi. >>>Norcross said the work was covered under a contract that the company >>>negotiated before Allbaugh was hired. >>> >>> >>> Cheney's relationship with Halliburton >>> >>>Halliburton continues to be a source of income for Cheney, who served >>>as its chief executive officer from 1995 until 2000 when he joined the >>>Republican ticket for the White House. According to tax filings >>>released in April, Cheney's income included $194,852 in deferred pay >>>from the company, which has also won billion-dollar government >>>contracts in Iraq. >>> >>>Cheney's office said the amount of deferred compensation is fixed and >>>is not affected by Halliburton's current economic performance or earnings. >>> >>>Allbaugh's other major client, Baton Rouge-based Shaw Group, has >>>updated its Web site to say: "Hurricane Recovery Projects -- Apply Here!" >>> >>>Shaw said on Thursday it has received a $100 million emergency FEMA >>>contract for housing management and construction. Shaw also clinched a >>>$100 million order on Friday from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. >>> >>>Shaw Group spokesman Chris Sammons said Allbaugh was providing the >>>company with "general consulting on business matters," and would not >>>say whether he played a direct role in any of the Katrina deals. 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