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...many critics, who see its soaring costs and delayed completion as a symbol of Congress' gross ineptitude. The center's construction will cost at least $600 million and is at least three years behind schedule. It is now supposed to be finished by September 2008, but even that date will likely be pushed back. "This is a beautiful disaster," says Rep. Deborah Wasserman Schulz , a Florida Democrat and the chair of an ongoing House hearing on the center's progress. Quips Rep. Jack Kingston, a Georgia Republican who also chaired the hearings until 2004, "We will have Iraq figured...
...during the '90s because of cost concerns, but Congress signed on to the project in 1998 after a lunatic gunman killed two Capitol police, according to Rep. John Mica, a Florida Republican and longtime CVC supporter. Construction began in 2000 with a budget of $265 million and a completion date of 2004. Then came September 11 and the Anthrax scare on Capitol Hill. More security measures were added to the CVC plans, causing immediate delays and a budget increase of $150 million...
...continuing by 2003 when first the House, then the Senate, began holding hearings on the center's progress. They were unsuccessful at speeding up construction or reining in costs. By January 2007, when the Democrats took over Congress, the CVC's budget had reached $592 million and its completion date had been set back to June 2008. The House began hearings again, this time under Wasserman Schultz. At April's hearing she was told the budget would likely surpass $600 million and the final date would be September 2008. To say that Wasserman Schultz is frustrated over the project...
...Saddam's rulebook, suppressing monthly death tolls and barring journalists and photographers from the scene of bomb blasts.) Undeterred by the dictator's orders, Iraqis developed a new custom: families in mourning painted notices on black banners - the name of the deceased, the manner of their death and the date and location of the wake - and posted them on street corners...
...Eugene L. O’Flaherty both told The Crimson they are considering possible runs. O’Flaherty, a state representative for over a decade, has around $49,000, according to a filing from the beginning of this year. Finance reports from early 2003—the latest date available—listed Nowicki’s cash-on-hand at around...