Comments on: 400+ pell grants or a new yacht. http://www.tmttlt.com/2004/11/22/400-pell-grants-or-a-new-yacht/ All those topics that i wish i had time to pursue more earnestly. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:40:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kathy http://www.tmttlt.com/2004/11/22/400-pell-grants-or-a-new-yacht/comment-page-1/#comment-511 kathy Sun, 28 Nov 2004 22:32:45 +0000 http://www.tmttlt.com/archives/2004/11/22/3955/#comment-511 Turns out it’s not Dubya who wants the yacht. It was a Republican though. Congressman Bill Young from Florida who was responsible for the line item reagarding the Sequoia. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/201355_pot27.html His spokesperson said he was afraid that it would be used as a riverboat casino somewhere. Considering it costs about $500,000 a year to run and only holds 49 passengers I think the riverboat scenario is unlikely. More like they are fending off another offer from Little Rock to purchase the Sequoia and park it next to the Clinton Library. http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/news/headline_article.asp?aid=18374 Even though the last report of the Democrats from Arkansas making an offer was sometime early in 2001. Turns out it’s not Dubya who wants the yacht. It was a Republican though. Congressman Bill Young from Florida who was responsible for the line item reagarding the Sequoia.

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His spokesperson said he was afraid that it would be used as a riverboat casino somewhere. Considering it costs about $500,000 a year to run and only holds 49 passengers I think the riverboat scenario is unlikely. More like they are fending off another offer from Little Rock to purchase the Sequoia and park it next to the Clinton Library. http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/news/headline_article.asp?aid=18374 Even though the last report of the Democrats from Arkansas making an offer was sometime early in 2001.

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