You’ll recall that GOP Sen. Tom Coburn’s amendment striking stimulus spending on things like Harry Reid’s Mob Museum passed. It said: “None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for any casino or other gambling establishment, aquarium, zoo, golf course, swimming pool, stadium, community park, museum, theater, art center, and highway beautification project.”

Well, the final Conference Report adopted by the conferees (led by, well, well, Sen. Reid) deletes much of the Senate-passed language. It now reads: “None of the funds appropriated or other...

You’ll recall that GOP Sen. Tom Coburn’s amendment striking stimulus spending on things like Harry Reid’s Mob Museum passed. It said: “None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for any casino or other gambling establishment, aquarium, zoo, golf course, swimming pool, stadium, community park, museum, theater, art center, and highway beautification project.”

Well, the final Conference Report adopted by the conferees (led by, well, well, Sen. Reid) deletes much of the Senate-passed language. It now reads: “None of the funds appropriated or other-wise made available in this Act may be used by any State or local government, or any private entity for any casino or other gambling establishment, aquarium, zoo, golf course, or swimming pool.”

House GOP staff points out that the final bill still also “includes $150 million for the Economic Development Administration (EDA), some which now presumably can go to the ‘mob’ museum.”