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| SEPTEMBER
9, 1998 11:12 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities Scott Sutherland of Fenton Communications, 202-822-5200 |
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| Campaign Exposing Billions in Congressional Military Pork To Be Unveiled at News Conference Thursday | ||||
| WASHINGTON
- September 9 - News Advisory: -- Military and Business Leaders, Champion Hog Caller to Denounce End-of-Session Attempt at New Weapons Spending -- Full-Page New York Times Ad, Grassroots Efforts Will Target Military Pork for Congressional Leadership -- New Budget-Buster Threatens Social Security Fix ------ WHAT: Corporate CEOs join former top military leaders to protest an end-of-session attempt in Congress to add billions of dollars in military spending the Pentagon didn't ask for and doesn't need. WHEN: 11 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 10. WHERE: U.S. Capitol, House Triangle. WHO: -- Rear Adm. Eugene Carroll, U.S. Navy (Ret.). -- Lawrence Korb, former Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan (written statement). -- Ben Cohen, co-founder, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, and other business leaders. -- Virginia Moyer, five-time Virginia State Champion Hog Caller (Women's Division). VISUALS: -- Champion Hog Caller rings in the pork barreling season. -- Full-page New York Times advertisement depicting the Capitol as the "Congress Cafe -- Washington's Finest Pork BBQ." Sponsored by Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities. -0- |
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