2008 Semper Fi Act

  • The 2008 Semper Fi Act was introduced by a group of U.S. Senators in response to the city of Berkeley, California city council's vote to expel U.S. Marine Corps recruiters from a downtown office, calling them "uninvited and unwelcome intruders."
  • Fast Facts:

    1. Bill would rescind more than $2 million for Berkeley institutions
    2. Bill introduced by:
      1. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
      2. Tom Coburn (R-OK)
      3. John Cornyn (R-TX)
      4. Jim DeMint (R-SC)
      5. James Inhofe (R-OK)
      6. David Vitter (R-LA)
    3. Preliminary items included in the cut:
      1. $975,000 for the University of California, Berkeley
      2. $750,000 for the Berkeley-Albana ferry
      3. $243,000 for the Chez Panisse Foundation
      4. $94,000 for a Berkeley public safety interoperability program
      5. $87,000 for the Berkeley Unified School District

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