Associated Press: Stimulus Watch: Road Money Skips Over Needy Areas
MAY 11, 2009
"The AP findings suggest the White House raised expectations too high for the transportation spending, said a spokesman for Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Needy communities are not benefiting most from transportation money, spokesman Jim Berard said, but will benefit from later programs such as school construction. ‘To some extent I think the administration oversold the transportation aspect of this,' Berard said. ‘It was sold as the heart and soul of the package and it really just isn't.'"
Stimulus Watch: Road Money Skips Over Needy Areas The Associated Press Brett J. Blackledge WASHINGTON (AP) - Counties suffering the most from job losses stand to receive the least help from President Barack Obama's plan to spend billions of stimulus dollars on roads and bridges, an Associated Press analysis has found. Although the intent of the money is to put people back to work, AP's review of more than 5,500 planned transportation projects nationwide reveals that states are planning to spend the stimulus in communities where jobless rates are already lower. One result among many: Elk County, Pa., isn't receiving any road money despite its 13.8 percent unemployment rate. Yet the military and college community of Riley County, Kan., with its 3.4 percent unemployment, will benefit from about $56 million to build a highway, improve an intersection and restore a historic farmhouse. Altogether, the government is set to spend 50 percent more per person in areas with the lowest unemployment than it will in communities with the highest. The AP reviewed $18.9 billion in projects, the most complete picture available of where states plan to spend the first wave of highway money. The projects account for about half of the $38 billion set aside for states and local governments to spend on roads, bridges and infrastructure in the stimulus plan. The very promise that Obama made, to spend money quickly and create jobs, is locking out many struggling communities needing those jobs. The money goes to projects ready to start. But many struggling communities don't have projects waiting on a shelf. They couldn't afford the millions of dollars for preparation and plans that often is required. "It's not fair," said Martin Schuller, the borough manager in the Elk County seat of Ridgway, who commiserates about the inequity in highway aid with colleagues in nearby towns. "It's a joke because we're not going to get it, because we don't have any projects ready to go." The early trend seen in the AP analysis runs counter to expectations raised by Obama, that road and infrastructure money from the historic $787 billion stimulus plan would create jobs in areas most devastated by layoffs and plant closings. Transportation money, he said, would mean paychecks for "folks looking for work" and "folks who want to work." "That's the core of my plan, putting people to work doing the work that America needs done," Obama said in a Feb. 11 speech promoting transportation spending as a way to expand employment. The AP findings suggest the White House raised expectations too high for the transportation spending, said a spokesman for Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Needy communities are not benefiting most from transportation money, spokesman Jim Berard said, but will benefit from later programs such as school construction. "To some extent I think the administration oversold the transportation aspect of this," Berard said. "It was sold as the heart and soul of the package and it really just isn't." Also, Congress required states to use some of the highway money for projects in economically distressed areas, but didn't impose sanctions if they didn't. States can lose money, however, if they don't spend fast enough. The AP examined the earliest projects announced nationwide, the ones most likely to break ground and create jobs first. More projects are continually being announced, and some areas that received little or no help so far may benefit later. The Obama administration could also encourage states to change their plans. To determine whether there was a disparity in where the money would go, the AP divided the nation's counties into four groups by unemployment levels. The analysis found that, no matter how the early money is measured, communities suffering most fare the worst: -High-unemployment counties, those in the top quarter of jobless rates, are allotted about 16 percent of the money, compared with about 20 percent for areas least affected by joblessness. -In low-unemployment counties nationwide, those in the bottom quarter of jobless rates, the federal government is spending about $89 a person compared with $59 a person in the worst-hit areas. -In counties with the largest populations, the government is spending about $69 a person in areas with the lowest unemployment and $40 a person in places with the greatest job need. The analysis also found that counties with the highest unemployment are most likely to have been passed over completely in the early spending. Among them: Wheeler County, Ore.; Steuben County, Ind.; Macon County, Ga.; and Crowley County, Colo. Many others are getting minimal help in this round: Vermillion County, Ind.; Lapeer County, Mich.; Presidio County, Texas; Tallahatchi County, Miss. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood defended the plan. Even if needy areas don't see transportation projects, workers can compete for jobs elsewhere, even if they are in more prosperous areas, he said. In many counties, particularly rural ones, that means a drive of two hours. "People from all over the region are going to be working in those jobs," LaHood said Monday. "When it's all said and done, you're going to see an enormous number of people working on these projects this summer." Joel Szabat, who also oversees the stimulus for the Transportation Department, said the agency presses states to build projects in struggling areas but does not normally consider how much money is going to each county. Presented with AP's findings, he said: "I will be going back to ask our folks to do this kind of analysis, the overall amount for the projects." "Our goal, and I think it is a goal that will be achieved, is that you will see that a fair share of this money will go to these areas," Szabat said. Obama's plan sends $38 billion to states and local governments for roads, bridges, transit and other infrastructure, about 5 percent of the overall program that also includes money for, among other things, schools, community development, technology, worker training and tax breaks. All counties will receive some stimulus relief eventually. But the haste voiced by the White House is not reflected in the flow of highway money so far. "We cannot wait," Vice President Joe Biden said last week when announcing a $30 million transit project in his hometown of Wilmington, Del., where the 7.7 percent unemployment rate remains below the national average. "We're spending a lot of time and money. Why? It's about ... jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs. That's why we cannot wait." Yet residents of Perry County, Tenn., will have to wait. County Mayor John Carroll said he's disappointed his community, which suffers from 25.4 percent unemployment, won't receive a dime any time soon for its road needs. "It's pretty easy to draw a connection between the high unemployment rate and the lack of any four-lane highways," he said. Federal auditors acknowledge they can't yet track the transportation money that is leaving Washington and there is no single list of the thousands of projects planned in each state. For its analysis, the AP used lists of projects approved through March by the Transportation Department and collected lists of stimulus projects that have been announced in 49 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Federal officials have approved 2,800 projects. The remaining projects on the AP list represent the states' official plans for the money. Only Virginia, which has not announced its plan, is not included. As the number of projects grows, places like Elk County, Pa., could still be left out because they could not afford the upfront costs needed to put proposals in the pipeline. "It's all based on this 'shovel readiness,'" said Elk County Commissioner Daniel Freeburg. "That's been our stumbling block." Elk County surely could use jobs. The once thriving north central Pennsylvania county is home to metal factories that equip the nation's auto industry. Layoffs are mounting. Freeburg is pinning hopes on getting future stimulus money, such as for energy conservation programs, that will create jobs and rekindle the local metal and lumber industries. In promoting his plan, Obama went to hard-hit communities such as Elkhart, Ind., and Peoria, Ill., and promised the jobs would come. "Now, I know that some of you might be thinking, 'Well that all sounds good, but when are we going to see any of that here in Elkhart?'" Obama said. "'What does all that mean for our families and our community?' Those are exactly the kind of questions you should be asking of your president and your government." Obama kept his promise to Elkhart, which so far is expected to receive $13.7 million, and Peoria, which should receive at least $10.6 million. But other, similar counties have not been so lucky. For now, laid-off workers in Elk County, Pa., question why they've missed out, while money flows to more prosperous places. "Why are they helping them?" asked Wendy Cameron, 50, of Saint Marys, Pa., who lost her job in a metal factory last year. She doesn't have health insurance and would gladly take road work. "They're not in need. We are. "What are these people going to do? Is everybody going to go on welfare? I've never been on welfare. I don't want to be on welfare." Note: To view this article, click here.
Related Documents
May 13, 2009
By MARTIN FELDSTEINThe barrage of tax increases proposed in President Barack Obama's budget could, if enacted by Congress, kill any...
May 13, 2009
By Carol D. LeonnigTuesday, May 12, 2009 5:58 PMThe Federal Aviation Administration, after reviewing concerns about a project at a...
May 12, 2009
Budget Shortfalls Prompt Mass LayoffsBy Alec MacGillisWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, May 12, 2009Eleven weeks after Congress settled on a stimulus...
May 12, 2009
Budget Shortfalls Prompt Mass LayoffsBy Alec MacGillisWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, May 12, 2009Eleven weeks after Congress settled on a stimulus...
May 11, 2009
When it comes to federal spending, there's a pattern emerging with President Obama, and it's not a flattering one. The...
May 11, 2009
When it comes to federal spending, there's a pattern emerging with President Obama, and it's not a flattering one. The...
May 11, 2009
When it comes to federal spending, there's a pattern emerging with President Obama, and it's not a flattering one. The...
May 11, 2009
President Obama's chief economics forecaster said on Sunday that the country was not likely to see positive employment growth until...
May 11, 2009
President Obama's chief economics forecaster said on Sunday that the country was not likely to see positive employment growth until...
May 11, 2009
President Obama's chief economics forecaster said on Sunday that the country was not likely to see positive employment growth until...
May 07, 2009
"Color us not particularly impressed with the record of the president for fiscal discipline to date, but hope springs eternal,"...
May 06, 2009
House Republican Leader John Boehner appeared on Fox News to speak on how House Republicans will cut government waste and...
April 29, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today in response...
April 29, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today in response...
April 28, 2009
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA) and Rep. Steve Scalise (LA) spoke with bloggers today about the cap and tax energy bill...
April 27, 2009
Gail Johnson doesn't think of herself as wealthy. The former pediatric nurse has spent 20 years building a chain of...
April 27, 2009
Today, April 26, is Debt Day for this fiscal year. That is, today is the day the federal government's expenses...
April 27, 2009
Today, April 26, is Debt Day for this fiscal year. That is, today is the day the federal government's expenses...
April 27, 2009
Today, April 26, is Debt Day for this fiscal year. That is, today is the day the federal government's expenses...
April 24, 2009
"Debt Day," marking the point in the fiscal year when government spending exceeds revenue, falls this Sunday. That's the earliest...
April 24, 2009
"Debt Day," marking the point in the fiscal year when government spending exceeds revenue, falls this Sunday. That's the earliest...
April 24, 2009
"Debt Day," marking the point in the fiscal year when government spending exceeds revenue, falls this Sunday. That's the earliest...
April 23, 2009
Washington Post: "President Obama is requiring government agencies to find $100 million in savings. Next year's budget deficit will be...
April 23, 2009
Washington Post: "President Obama is requiring government agencies to find $100 million in savings. Next year's budget deficit will be...
April 23, 2009
*This post originally published on Townhall.comby Rep. Steve Scalise (LA)President Obama is proposing a “cap and trade” energy tax that...
April 23, 2009
by Rep. Erik Paulsen (MN)Yesterday, a report was issued by the special inspector overseeing the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)...
April 20, 2009
by Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-04)Last week’s Tea Parties were a powerful message to Washington in protest to the “spend and...
April 20, 2009
by Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-04)Last week’s Tea Parties were a powerful message to Washington in protest to the “spend and...
April 20, 2009
by Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-04)Last week’s Tea Parties were a powerful message to Washington in protest to the “spend and...
April 20, 2009
House Leader John Boehner appeared yesterday on "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos, saying legislators should beware of "trillion dollar deficits...
April 20, 2009
House Leader John Boehner appeared yesterday on "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos, saying legislators should beware of "trillion dollar deficits...
April 15, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today regarding Tax...
April 08, 2009
WASHINGTON - The federal government will soon send more than $300 million in stimulus funds to 61 housing agencies that...
April 03, 2009
Guest post by Rep. Ed Royce (CA)The Democrat Leadership’s 2010 budget calls for an unprecedented $3.5 trillion in spending and...
April 02, 2009
That was thenFor years, House Democrats criticized the Bush White House for proposing a five-year budget:Then-Ranking Member John Spratt, February...
April 02, 2009
That was thenFor years, House Democrats criticized the Bush White House for proposing a five-year budget:Then-Ranking Member John Spratt, February...
April 02, 2009
That was then...Democrats criticized a budget that “excluded” a permanent fix for the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)… House Budget Chairman...
April 02, 2009
That was then...Democrats criticized a budget that “excluded” a permanent fix for the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)… House Budget Chairman...
April 02, 2009
Alisyn Camerota: Well, Molly just mentioned Republicans are giving a second opinion on the budget, introducing their own spending...
April 02, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, gave the following speech from the floor...
April 01, 2009
It was a special day for Republicans on Capitol Hill, as House and Senate leaders gathered for a rare bi-cameral...
April 01, 2009
It was a special day for Republicans on Capitol Hill, as House and Senate leaders gathered for a rare bi-cameral...
April 01, 2009
It was a special day for Republicans on Capitol Hill, as House and Senate leaders gathered for a rare bi-cameral...
April 01, 2009
House and Senate Press Conference on the Budget The House Republican Budget Alternative: Ryan Proposes "The Path To American Prosperity"House...
March 27, 2009
Click here to listen to the audio.Below is an excerpt from the interview:PENCE: "The Republican proposal is going to...
March 27, 2009
Click here to listen to the audio.Below is an excerpt from the interview:PENCE: "The Republican proposal is going to...
March 27, 2009
Fiscal Policy: President Obama claims that Republicans "don't offer an alternative budget." In fact, they do, and it costs far...
March 27, 2009
Fiscal Policy: President Obama claims that Republicans "don't offer an alternative budget." In fact, they do, and it costs far...
March 26, 2009
House Republicans today released the "Republican Road to Recovery," an 18-page booklet specificying the steps they will take to find...
March 26, 2009
House Republicans today released the "Republican Road to Recovery," an 18-page booklet specificying the steps they will take to find...
March 26, 2009
House Republicans today released the "Republican Road to Recovery," an 18-page booklet specificying the steps they will take to find...
March 26, 2009
House Republicans today released the "Republican Road to Recovery," an 18-page booklet specificying the steps they will take to find...
March 26, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, gave the following speech today on the...
March 25, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today on the...
March 25, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today on the...
March 25, 2009
House Leader John Boehner's office was quick to break down President Obama's address to the nation last night. After the...
March 25, 2009
House Leader John Boehner's office was quick to break down President Obama's address to the nation last night. After the...
March 24, 2009
Even the Washington Post has reported on the President's use of straw man tactics to scare away criticisms of his...
March 24, 2009
By Rep. Jeb HensarlingI hope Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's plan to rescue America's largest financial institutions works. Inaction is not...
March 24, 2009
House Whip Eric Cantor's office has done a great job compiling facts for Republicans to lean on as America's economic...
March 24, 2009
House Whip Eric Cantor's office has done a great job compiling facts for Republicans to lean on as America's economic...
March 23, 2009
The White House predicts 7.9% unemployment in 2010. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicts 9.2% unemployment in 2010. Where are...
March 23, 2009
The White House predicts 7.9% unemployment in 2010. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicts 9.2% unemployment in 2010. Where are...
March 23, 2009
After a Democrat Administration passed an omnibus bill with language to eliminate a vital school choice program, swiping vouchers from...
March 23, 2009
Rep. Paul Ryan (WI), the ranking Member on the Budget Committee, has been hard at work drafting Republican budget alternatives...
March 23, 2009
Rep. Paul Ryan (WI), the ranking Member on the Budget Committee, has been hard at work drafting Republican budget alternatives...
March 23, 2009
House Republicans want you to know there is a better way and we've got an alternative plan that is almost...
March 23, 2009
House Republicans want you to know there is a better way and we've got an alternative plan that is almost...
March 23, 2009
Rep. Jeff Flake (AZ) gets a few words in at the American Spectator this morning, offering insight from the mind...
March 23, 2009
Rep. Jeff Flake (AZ) gets a few words in at the American Spectator this morning, offering insight from the mind...
March 20, 2009
Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC) has been stirring the pot lately, with her explosive House floor ventures and determined messages on...
March 20, 2009
Video is powerful. Most people don't sit around watching C-SPAN2 all day but guess what? Everything that happens on the...
March 19, 2009
House Republican Chairman Mike Pence appeared on MSNBC today to comment on AIG bonuses and question the provision that allowed...
March 19, 2009
As Republicans fought to protect taxpayers from $350 billion in additional Wall Street bailouts, Democrats assured the American people President...
March 18, 2009
House Republicans are outraged. They are outraged about bailouts. They are outraged about massive overspending. They are outraged about AIG....
March 18, 2009
To view this video, click here.FOXNEWS' Major Garrett: "Republicans were so synchronized in their condemnation they could literally finish each...
March 18, 2009
THAT WAS THEN: On February 12, President Obama visited employees at an Illinois Caterpillar plant and said, "when they [Congress]...
March 18, 2009
THAT WAS THEN: On February 12, President Obama visited employees at an Illinois Caterpillar plant and said, "when they [Congress]...
March 17, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement at a press...
March 17, 2009
It was JUST TWO WEEKS AGO that the Administration said it was "confident" it knew how AIG was spending taxpayer...
March 17, 2009
PROTECTING JOBS AND LOWERING TAXESInstead of raising taxes on all Americans in the midst of a recession, Republicans seek to...
March 17, 2009
PROTECTING JOBS AND LOWERING TAXESInstead of raising taxes on all Americans in the midst of a recession, Republicans seek to...
March 16, 2009
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement after meeting...
March 16, 2009
WASHINGTON - When it comes to President Obama and the Democrats these days, you couldn't knock Republican leaders of Congress...
March 16, 2009
WASHINGTON - When it comes to President Obama and the Democrats these days, you couldn't knock Republican leaders of Congress...
March 16, 2009
In the middle of a tumultuous budget battle and a recently passed omnibus with nearly 9,000 earmarks, Sunshine Week comes...
March 13, 2009
Republicans have a few big things on their side when it comes to the economy: the facts. These include statistics...
March 13, 2009
Republicans have a few big things on their side when it comes to the economy: the facts. These include statistics...
March 12, 2009
On the House floor today, Rep. Mike Pence continued the Republican message that the federal goverment "spends too much, borrows...
March 12, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement on the House...
March 12, 2009
Republican leaders in the House and Senate launched an unusual joint effort Wednesday to create a drumbeat of criticism about...
March 11, 2009
President Obama once criticized out-of-control spending and “enormous deficits” but...President Obama once criticized an “orgy of spending and enormous deficits”Then-Candidate...
March 11, 2009
President Obama once criticized out-of-control spending and “enormous deficits” but...President Obama once criticized an “orgy of spending and enormous deficits”Then-Candidate...
March 11, 2009
President Obama once criticized out-of-control spending and “enormous deficits” but...President Obama once criticized an “orgy of spending and enormous deficits”Then-Candidate...
March 10, 2009
Washington, DC- Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following...
March 10, 2009
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement in response...
March 10, 2009
Middle-class families and small businesses are making sacrifices when it comes to their own budget, yet Washington continues to spend...
March 06, 2009
Republicans in the News:Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared on FOX Business Happy Hour to discuss the "cramdown" housing bill.Rep. Joe Barton...
March 06, 2009
Republicans in the News:Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared on FOX Business Happy Hour to discuss the "cramdown" housing bill.Rep. Joe Barton...
March 06, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today on the...
March 06, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today on the...
March 06, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today on the...
March 04, 2009
President Obama's budget proposal includes nearly $1 trillion in new health care spending-a $634 billion reserve fund as a "down...
March 04, 2009
President Obama says he supports slashing earmarks and making all spending decisions open to the public…President Obama Pledges to Bring...
March 04, 2009
President Obama says he supports slashing earmarks and making all spending decisions open to the public…President Obama Pledges to Bring...
March 04, 2009
The American people are hurting. Congress was right to take action to get this economy moving, but higher taxes and...
March 03, 2009
President Obama promises that taxpayers making less than $250,000 would not have their taxes "increased a single dime."President Barack Obama:...
March 03, 2009
"We have an agenda in this country now that I would regard as being a radical agenda. I think that...
February 27, 2009
Transcript: Jon Scott: Democrats call it a blueprint; Republicans say it's a target. Some of them are labeling the $3.6 billion...
February 27, 2009
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today after joining...
February 26, 2009
(CNN) - Mississippi Democratic Rep. Gene Taylor blasted the budget outline President Obama submitted to Capitol Hill today, saying "I...
February 26, 2009
(CNN) - Mississippi Democratic Rep. Gene Taylor blasted the budget outline President Obama submitted to Capitol Hill today, saying "I...
February 26, 2009
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement in opposition...
February 26, 2009
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement in opposition...
February 26, 2009
President Obama's address to Congress on Tuesday night foreshadowed the next development in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) blockbuster...
February 26, 2009
"At first blush it seems somewhat strange that the Bankruptcy Code should provide less protection to an individual's interest in...
February 25, 2009
The American people are hurting, and Republicans want to work with the President to get the American people back...
February 25, 2009
The American people are hurting, and Republicans want to work with the President to get the American people back...
February 25, 2009
The American people are hurting, and Republicans want to work with the President to get the American people back...
February 24, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - With consideration of the Democrats' omnibus spending bill set for tomorrow, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence released the...
February 24, 2009
“Let's do what every American family, what every small business is doing - let's freeze federal spending immediately and come...
February 24, 2009
American families and small businesses are making sacrifices and cutting expenses. Whether through tightening family budgets, or cutting expenses for...
February 23, 2009
Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt, a Republican and U.S. Senate candidate from southwest Missouri, today responded to President Obama's call for...
February 13, 2009
WASHINGTON -- No, the big stimulus plan won't "save or create 3.5 million jobs," as the president and congressional Democrats...
February 13, 2009
"The Congressional Budget Office says President Obama's giant economic recovery bill will actually hurt Americans' paychecks in the long run,...
February 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today in response...
February 11, 2009
U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today in response to reports of...
February 11, 2009
U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today in response to reports of...
February 11, 2009
By Michael D. Shear and Anne E. KornblutWashington Post Staff WritersWednesday, February 11, 2009; A06FORT MYERS, Fla., Feb. 10 --...
February 11, 2009
House Republicans know we are in a serious recession.
The American people are hurting and Republicans know Congress must act...
February 11, 2009
New York Post: CONGRESS $HOPPING CARTS
Access the original article here.By GEOFF EARLEPost Correspondent ELECTRIC BUZZ: Hillary Clinton in 2005 rides...
February 11, 2009
New York Post: CONGRESS $HOPPING CARTS
Access the original article here.By GEOFF EARLEPost Correspondent ELECTRIC BUZZ: Hillary Clinton in 2005 rides...
February 10, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, responded to charges from House Democrats on...
February 09, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, chairman of the House Republican Conference, appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" yesterday...
February 05, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today in response...
February 05, 2009
Contrary to conventional Beltway wisdom, the House Republicans' zero votes for the Obama presidency's stimulus "package" is looking like the...
February 04, 2009
- Our nation is in a recession and millions of Americans are hurting. - Congress and the President are right...
February 03, 2009
"... the economic measures racing through Congress would devote tens of billions of dollars to causes that have little to...
February 03, 2009
Note: To view the speech, click here WASHINGTON, DC -- Following are the remarks delivered by Congressman Pence, Chairman of the...
February 03, 2009
House Republican leaders on Tuesday called for public release of the proposed omnibus legislation that would encompass the nine remaining...
January 28, 2009
Today the House passed H.R. 1 [digest | votes], the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009." The bill...
January 27, 2009
WASHINGTON – In response to the filing of the Democrat version of a stimulus bill, Congressman Mike Pence, chairman of...
January 23, 2009
The American people are hurting and our economy is in a recession.
Congress is right to take action to stimulate...
January 23, 2009
House GOP Leader: “Our proposals are rooted in the belief that fast-acting tax relief, rather than slow-moving and wasteful government...
January 22, 2009
TALKERS ON THE STIMULUS
The American people are hurting and our economy is in a recession.
Congress is right to take action...
January 14, 2009
Today, the House Republican Study Committee (RSC) unveiled its economic stimulus bill, the Economic Recovery and Middle-Class Relief Act. Rep....
January 14, 2009
Investor's Business Daily Editorial: "Show Us The Money"
Excerpts:
"One of the key principles of those who want to shrink government, lower...
January 14, 2009
We are in a recession, and the American people are hurting. House Republicans are on the side of the...
January 08, 2009
U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, gave the following speech on the floor of the U.S....
January 07, 2009
"[The Democrats' stimulus bill] doesn't include substantial tax cuts for American families, and it doesn't include necessary tax relief for...
|
|