The tiny endangered salt marsh harvest mouse has unfortunately been getting a bad rap over the past few days, becoming a symbol of wasteful pork-barrel spending. Conservatives have been blasting the economic recovery package, claiming that it contains $30 million to fund a project devoted to saving the little critter.
But as the Mercury News reports, this right-wing claim -- like so many others -- isn't true. The $30 million isn't in the bill; it's "the total amount that the California Coastal Conservancy, a state agency, recommended more than a month ago" for five major ongoing wetlands restoration projects that would benefit various endangered species including...the mouse.
Read on.
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