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Some Republicans who voted against the stimulus "have been all too happy to claim credit for Recovery Act projects and the jobs those projects have produced. They come to the ribbon cuttings."
-- Rep. Geoff Davis of Kentucky. Davis, a three-term congressman, issued a news release on Jan. 28, 2009, the day of the first House vote on the stimulus, in which he was quoted saying that "this so-called ‘stimulus’ legislation is full of pet spending projects that will do very little to restore confidence in our economy or create jobs."
But 11 months later, on Dec. 16, 2009, Davis sent out a release announcing the awarding of a $1 million-plus grant for the Carroll County School District.
-- Rep. Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania.
In November, the Blairsville (Pa.) Dispatch reported that Shuster attended a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new facility at a sewage treatment plant in Blairsville. According to the newspaper, the $12.1 million project was funded in part by federal stimulus money.
-- Rep. Phil Gingrey of Georgia. In a Feb. 13, 2009, news release, Gingrey, a four-term congressman, explained his vote by saying that "this ‘stimulus’ bill only perpetuates the dangerous myth that government spending will fix this economy. ... The truth is government spending will only bury future generations in more debt."
In October, a photograph in the Cedartown (Ga.) Standard showed Gingrey handing over a giant, ceremonial check for $625,000 in stimulus money to municipal leaders. The money was to pay for "new sidewalks, landscaping and other improvements to the downtown area,"
-- Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina. Burr voted against the stimulus yet appeared in person to present a $2 million-plus stimulus grant to help build a fire station to house the Bethlehem Community Volunteer Fire Department.
"This is a great thing for this county," Burr said, according to the Hickory (N.C.) Daily Record. "We're not accustomed to federal dollars in that magnitude finding their way to North Carolina."
None of the four House members cited above responded to a query from PolitiFact. But the spokesman for one senior Republican lawmaker -- House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia -- did return our call. He argued that the Democratic criticism is overblown.
There are 218 Republicans in the House and Senate and the actions of 4 representatives is enough to make a stir? LOL
Boy, I tell ya, the liberal left are clamoring for anything at all to get some headline time. Those dastardly Republicans and their army of grandmas sure have neutered Democrats to the point of hilarity.
There are 218 Republicans in the House and Senate and the actions of 4 representatives is enough to make a stir? LOL
Boy, I tell ya, the liberal left are clamoring for anything at all to get some headline time. Those dastardly Republicans and their army of grandmas sure have neutered Democrats to the point of hilarity.
In other words, hypocrites, sneaks and liars in the Republican Party? Yawn, tell AeroGuy something he didnt know.
In other words, hypocrites, sneaks and liars in the Republican Party? Yawn, tell AeroGuy something he didnt know.
Four, count'm, four out of 218 Republicans who voted against the stimulus came forth in a bout of hypocrisy. Does that really amount to anything? Let's be serious here. If 40 or even 14 had come out to celebrate stimulus money after voting against it, then you may have a point. But come on, .018 percent of representatives amounting to $15 million out of $787 billion? LOL
Yeah, you all are grasping and its downright hilarious.
Four, count'm, four out of 218 Republicans who voted against the stimulus came forth in a bout of hypocrisy. Does that really amount to anything? Let's be serious here. If 40 or even 14 had come out to celebrate stimulus money after voting against it, then you may have a point. But come on, .018 percent of representatives amounting to $15 million out of $787 billion? LOL
Yeah, you all are grasping and its downright hilarious.
How about 68, then? And these are just from the House, I think.
"It's bad enough House Republicans want to go back to the Bush Administration policies responsible for the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, but they’ve also tried to get away with taking credit for the economic benefits in their districts they tried to prevent. House Republicans need to immediately let their constituents know the truth – will they come out in favor of canceling funding in their congressional districts from President Obama’s economic recovery policies or will they continue taking credit for jobs and local projects they fought against?"
1. Republicans vote against stimulus.
2. Republicans are impotent minority, unable to stop passage of stimulus.
3. Republicans accept stimulus money for benefit of their constituents.
4. Republicans get credit for fiscal prudence AND stimulus effects.
Some Republicans who voted against the stimulus "have been all too happy to claim credit for Recovery Act projects and the jobs those projects have produced. They come to the ribbon cuttings."
-- Rep. Geoff Davis of Kentucky. Davis, a three-term congressman, issued a news release on Jan. 28, 2009, the day of the first House vote on the stimulus, in which he was quoted saying that "this so-called ‘stimulus’ legislation is full of pet spending projects that will do very little to restore confidence in our economy or create jobs."
But 11 months later, on Dec. 16, 2009, Davis sent out a release announcing the awarding of a $1 million-plus grant for the Carroll County School District.
-- Rep. Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania.
In November, the Blairsville (Pa.) Dispatch reported that Shuster attended a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new facility at a sewage treatment plant in Blairsville. According to the newspaper, the $12.1 million project was funded in part by federal stimulus money.
-- Rep. Phil Gingrey of Georgia. In a Feb. 13, 2009, news release, Gingrey, a four-term congressman, explained his vote by saying that "this ‘stimulus’ bill only perpetuates the dangerous myth that government spending will fix this economy. ... The truth is government spending will only bury future generations in more debt."
In October, a photograph in the Cedartown (Ga.) Standard showed Gingrey handing over a giant, ceremonial check for $625,000 in stimulus money to municipal leaders. The money was to pay for "new sidewalks, landscaping and other improvements to the downtown area,"
-- Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina. Burr voted against the stimulus yet appeared in person to present a $2 million-plus stimulus grant to help build a fire station to house the Bethlehem Community Volunteer Fire Department.
"This is a great thing for this county," Burr said, according to the Hickory (N.C.) Daily Record. "We're not accustomed to federal dollars in that magnitude finding their way to North Carolina."
None of the four House members cited above responded to a query from PolitiFact. But the spokesman for one senior Republican lawmaker -- House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia -- did return our call. He argued that the Democratic criticism is overblown.
Once again the blowhard in chief completely misses the larger point because he is too busy trying to score political brownie points to make use of a golden opportunity to lead. The highly destructive habit elected officials of both parties have of wasting tax payer's money on pork projects has saddled our children with an immoral transfer of debt that amounts to generational theft.
So they are just as guilty as you. It's nothing of which to be proud. That simply means they also failed.
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