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Childers was for many years chair of the General Government Appropriations Committee, which established budgets for most of the state agencies. He was considered a master of so-called "turkey" projects that were tacked on to other bills and sent state funding back to his home district. Some of the local projects that benefitted from his influence included: | Childers was for many years chair of the General Government Appropriations Committee, which established budgets for most of the state agencies. He was considered a master of so-called "turkey" projects that were tacked on to other bills and sent state funding back to his home district. Some of the local projects that benefitted from his influence included: | ||
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*[[Pensacola Civic Center]] | *[[Pensacola Civic Center]] | ||
*[[I-110]] extension from [[Maxwell Street|Maxwell]]/[[Jordan Street]]s south to [[Gregory Street]] | *[[I-110]] extension from [[Maxwell Street|Maxwell]]/[[Jordan Street]]s south to [[Gregory Street]] |