GOP leads the charge to block an effort to cut military spending for NASCAR

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/19/156853/north-carolina-members-of-congress.html

North Carolina members of Congress helped lead the charge to block an effort to cut military spending on NASCAR

Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2012Modified Thursday, July 19, 2012

North Carolina members of Congress helped lead the charge to block an effort to cut military spending on NASCAR.

U.S. Reps. Larry Kissell, Patrick McHenry, and Sue Myrick were among the most vocal members advocating to continue the spending and reject – by a vote of 216-202 -- an amendment by Reps. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., and Betty McCollum, D-Minn that would have cut $72.3 million in defense spending.

NASCAR's roots are embedded in North Carolina. The majority of teams are based in the Tar Heel state, which is also home to Charlotte Motor Speedway. The NASCAR Hall of Fame is located in Charlotte.

Kissell said the special relationship the sport has with the military would be tough to replicate elsewhere if cuts were made.

[DrDan]

1. significant cuts to the bands, but congressional support to maintain NASCAR sponsorship

[KansDem]

2. Why does the US military have to advertise on NASCAR vehicles?

[Mopar151]

4. Best place to find recruits

If you need people to train as helicopter mechanics, a beginning racer/crewman is great for all kinds of reasons. And is there anyplace in sport or entertainment that looks more like a "hot" carrier deck than a NASCAR pit road?

[eShirl]

3. yee haw.

[DreamGypsy]

5. How about if the family owned and operated business, NASCAR, ...

helped pay back it's social obligations to the United States by funding the $72.3 relationship with the US military?

From Wikipedia:

NASCAR has 75 million fans who purchase over $3 billion annually[citation needed] in licensed products.

[Reasonable_Argument]

6. If we stopped sending them to every corner of the Earth

Perhaps they wouldn't need such a large recruiting budget.

[NNN0LHI]

7. GOP says cut SS and Medicare but not NASCAR

Glad to see the GOP's priorities are shown for everyone to see.

Don