As part of the project, I conducted research in the Byrd Center’s archives and the archives of the Fish and Wildlife Service at NCTC. This episode discusses Senator Byrd’s involvement in the project and his role in securing over $138 million dollars for the project while serving as chairman or ranking Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee in the 1990s. The episode also questions whether federally-funded projects that are beneficial to their surrounding communities, such as the NCTC, should be viewed as simply another piece of “pork.”
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