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Congressman Boucher REALLY Loves His Earmarks

It's been said that Members of Congress love their pork-barrel earmarks. But Congressman Rick Boucher of Virginia seems to have taken that love to a new level - he actually got married at the site of one of his earmarks this weekend. Check out this piece from AP --

Congressman Weds Girlfriend on Bike Trail

By Associated Press, June 6, 2006, 2:37 PM EDT

DAMASCUS, Va. -- U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher and his longtime girlfriend tied the knot on a bicycle trail, and for the wedding, shared a burrito and a piece of coconut cake.

Boucher said he and Amy Hauslohner both enjoy biking, so they decided to get married on a former railroad bridge overlooking Damascus on the Virginia Creeper Trail.

"It's one of our favorite settings," Boucher said Monday from Washington.

Before the ceremony, the couple bicycled from Abingdon to Damascus on the trail. While biking the 10 miles back to Abingdon, they stopped at the Alvarado Train Station restaurant and shared a slice from a coconut cake at the counter.

Now check out Congressman Boucher's campaign website -

Virginia Creeper Trail Wooden Trestle Improvement Project—Washington County

At Rick's urging, the federal government has provided $750,000 to perform repair and upgrade work on the trestles of the Virginia Creeper Trail between the Towns of Abingdon and Damascus.

Truly unbelievable. We wish the happy couple the best. Now, how do we get a federal earmark to fund our wedding gift to them?