Thank You, Madam Speaker, for Reminding America that GOP Fought Trillion-Dollar ‘Stimulus’

It is not often that a Speaker of the House keeps handing the minority Republicans ammunition with her speeches and comments. Earlier it was telling the country she didn't think the Senate should have a filibuster rule -- everything should be passed by 51 votes in the Senate. It does not seem to matter to her that filibusters have been around for years and used successfully by both parties. Pelosi not only wants to be a dictator in the House but looks like the Senate as well.

Now with her latest comments reminding America that the GOP fought hard against the Obama/Pelosi/Reid Trillion-Dollar 'Stimulus' she is helping Republicans as Americans have seen very little benefit from the stimulus. One reason 'might' be that the Democrats are holding back the money for the election to reward areas where they need votes. Guess that rules out Red State Oklahoma seeing any of the stimulus money.

Is there a complete accounting of how the stimulus has been spent to date? Not to our knowledge -- they cannot even get the zip codes right where the money was sent. We do know that a lot of Government jobs have been created or saved by the stimulus since Obama took office which should have been the last thing to happen.

Obama had to have the 'Stimulus' passed immediately in January 2009 to keep unemployment below 8%. After a year of the 'Stimulus,' unemployment for the Country went to 10%, a lot of people have exhausted their unemployment benefits, foreclosures are at an all time high, and the deficit is rising rapidly. The average American you talk to in every day life considers the 'Stimulus' a boondoggle of gigantic proportions by the Democrats led by Obama/Pelosi/Reid.

Unspent money from the 'Stimulus' needs to be returned to the US Treasury to start paying down the debt, but we are not holding our breath.

Thank You, Madam Speaker, for Reminding America that GOP Fought Trillion-Dollar ‘Stimulus’

GOP Leader’s Report Highlights Democrats’ Broken Promises, Wasteful Spending & Republicans’ Better Solutions to Help Small Businesses Create Jobs

Washington, Feb 18 -

The second year of Democrats’ trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ is shaping up a lot like the first, with reports of wasteful Washington spending, indications that our economy is sputtering, and of course, “Democrats tired of being on the defensive.” Well, the American people are tired of asking ‘where are the jobs’ when all they are getting from Washington Democrats is more spending, more taxes, and more debt piled on the backs of our kids and grandkids.

Remember, it was Speaker Pelosi who declared in December that Democrats should be judged by “jobs, jobs, jobs.” Look here: a new CNN survey shows that more than eight in 10 Americans say Congress has not done enough to create jobs. What’s more, a CBS News/New York Times survey released last week found that just six percent of Americans believe the trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ has created jobs. And it was a Democratic senator, Evan Bayh, who said, “If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months.”

The New York Times highlights Republicans’ efforts to hold Washington Democrats accountable on the one-year anniversary of their trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’:
“…[T]he House Republican leader, Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio, issued a report titled ’Where are the Jobs? A Look Back at One Year of So-Called ‘Stimulus.’

“The report argues that the measure is ‘chockfull of wasteful government spending’ and presents a list of what Republicans regard as questionable projects, singling out, for example, ‘$10,000 to purchase a liquid nitrogen cryo freezer to store pallid sturgeon sperm' and $1.25 million for a Northwestern University professor 'to use electric fish from the Amazon to study how animals take in sensory information to move quickly in any direction.’

“In interviews and e-mail messages, Mr. Boehner and other leading Republicans, including Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, Representative Mike Pence of Indiana and the Republican National Committee chairman, Michael Steele, argued that Mr. Obama could hardly claim credit for improvements in the economy with three million jobs lost over the past year, unemployment at nearly 10 percent and a deficit at $1.6 trillion.”

YEAR TWO OF TRILLION-DOLLAR ‘STIMULUS’ SHAPING UP A LOT LIKE THE FIRST:

• “Report: Stimulus Weatherization Program Bogged Down by Red Tape. A $5 billion federal weatherization program intended to save energy and create jobs has done little of either, according to a new report obtained by ABC News on the one-year anniversary of President Obama's American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Only 9,100 homes had been weatherized nationwide as of Dec. 31, according to the new report by the Government Accountability Office, to be released Thursday. … The problem is red tape, according to the GAO. Local governments and contractors have to jump through several hoops before getting full funding.” (ABC News, 2/17/10)

• “CNN poll: Congress falling down on jobs. The vast majority of Americans believe Congress is not tackling the nation's jobs problem, according to a new national poll. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Thursday found that 84 percent of Americans think Congress has not done enough to create jobs, and only 14 percent said they are satisfied with lawmakers' efforts so far.” (CNN, 2/18/10)

• “Growth hasn't hit payrolls a year into the stimulus effort. … The Obama administration is acknowledging that its program of spending cuts and tax breaks has yet to ease joblessness, and White House officials are increasingly engaged in shaping the details of new legislation to boost job creation.” (The Washington Post, 2/18/10)

Instead of taking more for itself and sticking future generations with the tab, Washington should be focused on unleashing the hard work and entrepreneurship of the American people for a change. Republicans are listening to the American people and offering better solutions to help small businesses create jobs and get our economy moving again. So thank you, Madam Speaker, for reminding the American people that Republicans stood on principle and fought Democrats’ trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ tooth and nail.

Source: Republican Leader Boehner