[big campaign] GOP Reps, Sens Castigated for Hypocrisy on Recovery Act's 1st Anniversary

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- see below - similar press releases were sent to local press calling out the following Republican Members of Congress over incredible hypocrisy following their efforts to kill the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, Minority Leader John Boehner, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Senator Kit Bond (R-MO), Rep. John Linder (R-GA), Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Rep. Steve King (R-IA), Congressman Pete Olson (R-TX), Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Illinois Reps. Biggert, Kirk, Schock, Johnson, Shimkus, and Roskam. www.americansunitedforchange.org <http://www.americansunitedforchange.org/> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lauren Weiner, 202-470-5870 DATE: February 17, 2010 Jeremy Funk, 202-470-5878 On One-Year Anniversary of Signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Is Senator Richard Burr Still Trying to Take Credit for the North Carolina Jobs Created by the President's Economic Recovery Plan - After Voting Against It? Washington D.C. - On the first anniversary of the signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act <http://www.recovery.gov/Pages/home.aspx> that the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office found has so far resulted in up to 2.4 million jobs <http://links.mkt2079.com/ctt?kn=34&m=2799633&r=MTMyNDYxMjYyNTIS1&b=0&j= MTcxNTk4MzEzS0&mt=1&rt=0> , Americans United for Change wondered if U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) is still trying to take credit for the jobs created in North Carolina by the President's economic recovery plan -- after harshly criticizing and voting against it. In 2009, AUFC waged a wide scale media campaign <http://www.jobsandeconomicrecovery.com/er> and helped lead a major coalition of organizations urging Congress to pass the Recovery Act, which only three Republican Senators stepped forward to support on behalf of their struggling constituents. SOURCE: ThinkProgress, 'Stimulating Hypocrisy: 102 Lawmakers Block Recovery While Taking Credit For Its Success:' <http://thinkprogress.org/touting-recovery-opposed/> * Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) Touted Funds From Stimulus Bill He Opposed. The Hickory Daily Record <http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/oct/16/2-million-fight-fires /news-local/> reports that Burr appeared in Bethlehem, North Carolina, to deliver ARRA funds <http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/oct/16/2-million-fight-fires /news-local/> for a fire station there: This summer, the department applied for and won a $2,008,515 federal grant that will pay for a new 19,000-square-foot fire station. On Friday, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr was in Bethlehem to present the grant to the department. * Senator Burr Voted Against The Recovery Package Twice [Record Vote 59 <http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cf m.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00059> ; Record Vote 60 <http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cf m.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00060> ] -Senator Burr slammed the stimulus on Fox News: "This isn't a stimulus package, this is a spending package." [Fox News, 3/1/09 <http://www.thehopeforamerica.com/play.php?id=269> ] Tom McMahon, Acting Executive Director, Americans United for Change: "How do we know the President's economic recovery plan is working to create jobs and stabilize the economy? Just ask a Congressional Republican that showed up to a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new bridge, road or rail project or issued a press release praising stimulus money putting more teachers in the classrooms and more cops and fire fighters on the streets in their districts. Over 100 Republican lawmakers, including Richard Burr, have been caught talking out both sides of their mouth - voting against the Recovery Act and then turning around and taking credit for the jobs it created back home, like the construction surrounding a new fire station in Bethlehem. The plain fact of the matter is if Richard Burr had had his way, up to 2.4 million Americans would be without jobs today. Senator Burr does deserve plenty of credit however for being party to the worst rash of political two-facedness in recent memory and enabling the failed Bush-era policies that got us into this mess to begin with." One Year Later, Economists Hailing Success of Recovery Act... New York Times, 'Judging Stimulus by Job Data Reveals Success." "Just look at the outside evaluations of the stimulus. Perhaps the best-known economic research firms are IHS Global Insight, Macroeconomic Advisers and Moody's <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/moodys_corporatio n/index.html?inline=nyt-org> Economy.com <http://Economy.com> . They all estimate that the bill has added 1.6 million to 1.8 million jobs so far and that its ultimate impact will be roughly 2.5 million jobs. The Congressional Budget Office <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/c/con gressional_budget_office/index.html?inline=nyt-org> , an independent agency, considers these estimates to be conservative." [New York Times, 2/16/10 <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/17/business/economy/17leonhardt.html?pag ewanted=print> ] Wall Street Journal: "U.S. Economy Surged At The End of 2009, A Bigger-than-Expected Gain." "The U.S. economy surged at the end of 2009, a bigger-than-expected gain driven more by slower inventory liquidation than by consumer spending. Gross domestic product rose a seasonally adjusted 5.7% annual rate October through December, the Commerce Department said Friday in its first estimate of fourth-quarter GDP. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires had forecast 4.8% GDP growth during the fall. GDP has gone up two straight quarters, rising 2.2% in the third quarter after a year of contraction. In all of 2009, GDP fell 2.4%, the biggest drop for an entire year since 10.9% in 1946. GDP rose 0.4%." [Wall street Journal, 1/29/10 <http://links.mkt2079.com/ctt?kn=26&m=2799633&r=MTMyNDYxMjYyNTIS1&b=0&j= MTcxNTk4MzEzS0&mt=1&rt=0> ] -30- www.americansunitedforchange.org <http://www.americansunitedforchange.org/> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lauren Weiner, 202-470-5870 DATE: February 17, 2010 Jeremy Funk, 202-470-5878 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Signed Into Law One Year Ago Today FLASHBACK: U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert "Applauded" Jobs Created in Illinois by the President's Economic Recovery Plan, Reps. Biggert Kirk, Schock, Johnson, Shimkus, Roskam All "Urged" Governor Quinn to Provide Stimulus Funding for "Green-collar Jobs Programs" in Their Districts - After They Voted Against It Washington D.C. - On the first anniversary of the signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act <http://www.recovery.gov/Pages/home.aspx> that the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office found has so far resulted in up to 2.4 million jobs <http://links.mkt2079.com/ctt?kn=34&m=2799633&r=MTMyNDYxMjYyNTIS1&b=0&j= MTcxNTk4MzEzS0&mt=1&rt=0> , Americans United for Change marked the milestone by spotlighting the hypocrisy of Illinois' Republican Representatives in Congress for voting against the President's economic recovery plan and then in the next breathe, demanding stimulus funds for jobs training programs in their districts. In 2009, AUFC waged a wide scale media campaign <http://www.jobsandeconomicrecovery.com/er> and helped lead a major coalition of organizations urging Congress to pass the Recovery Act, which only three Republican Senators stepped forward to support on behalf of their struggling constituents. SOURCE: ThinkProgress, 'Stimulating Hypocrisy: 102 Lawmakers Block Recovery While Taking Credit For Its Success:' <http://thinkprogress.org/touting-recovery-opposed/> * Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) 'Applauded' Stimulus Money For Public Utilities in Her District. The Daily Herald reported: "Biggert, a Hinsdale Republican, voted against President Barack Obama's $787 billion stimulus plan, but is applauding spending $10.9 million of it in Naperville to upgrade the city's public utility. Biggert, however, has not changed her mind on stimulus spending, said spokesman Zachary Cikanek. She just likes the project being funded, he said." [Daily Herald, 10/28/09 <http://majorityleader.gov/in_the_news/press_releases/index.cfm?pressRel easeID=3841> ] Rep. Biggert Voted Against The Recovery Package Twice [Roll Call Vote #46 <http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll046.xml> ; Roll Call Vote #70 <http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll070.xml> ] * U.S. Reps. Biggert, Kirk, Schock, Johnson, Shimkus, Roskam All Signed A Letter Requesting Stimulus Funds For Illinois Community Colleges. According to a release from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association, every member of the Illinois congressional delegation signed a letter urging Gov. Pat Quinn to "dedicate a portion of Illinois' Federal Recovery Act funding to expand a community college initiative to provide "green collar" jobs training statewide." [ICCSN, 4/14/09 <http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:OmiDFqK-ie4J:ilccsn.ectolearning.co m/ecto2/partners/ilccsn/htmsite/pages/pdf/ICCSN41409wLetter.pdf+%22recov ery+and+reinvestment+act%22+congressional+delegation+letter&cd=4&hl=en&c t=clnk&gl=us> ] Reps. Biggert, Kirk, Schock, Johnson, Shimkus, Roskam Voted Against The Recovery Package Twice [Roll Call Vote #46 <http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll046.xml> ; Roll Call Vote #70 <http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll070.xml> ] Tom McMahon, Acting Executive Director, Americans United for Change: "How do we know the President's economic recovery plan is working to create jobs and stabilize the economy? Just ask a Congressional Republican that showed up to a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new bridge, road or rail project or issued a press release praising stimulus money putting more teachers in the classrooms and more cops and fire fighters on the streets in their states and districts. Over 100 Republican lawmakers, including all of Illinois' Republican Representatives, have been caught talking out both sides of their mouth - voting against the Recovery Act and then turning around and demanding stimulus funds for their districts or even taking credit for the jobs it's created back home. The plain fact of the matter is if these Congressional Republicans had had their way, up to 2.4 million Americans would be without jobs today. These Republican lawmakers do deserve plenty of credit however for being party to the worst rash of political two-facedness in recent memory and enabling the failed Bush-era policies that got us into this mess to begin with." One Year Later, Economists Hailing Success of Recovery Act... New York Times, 'Judging Stimulus by Job Data Reveals Success." "Just look at the outside evaluations of the stimulus. Perhaps the best-known economic research firms are IHS Global Insight, Macroeconomic Advisers and Moody's <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/moodys_corporatio n/index.html?inline=nyt-org> Economy.com <http://Economy.com> . They all estimate that the bill has added 1.6 million to 1.8 million jobs so far and that its ultimate impact will be roughly 2.5 million jobs. The Congressional Budget Office <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/c/con gressional_budget_office/index.html?inline=nyt-org> , an independent agency, considers these estimates to be conservative." [New York Times, 2/16/10 <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/17/business/economy/17leonhardt.html?pag ewanted=print> ] Wall Street Journal: "U.S. Economy Surged At The End of 2009, A Bigger-than-Expected Gain." "The U.S. economy surged at the end of 2009, a bigger-than-expected gain driven more by slower inventory liquidation than by consumer spending. Gross domestic product rose a seasonally adjusted 5.7% annual rate October through December, the Commerce Department said Friday in its first estimate of fourth-quarter GDP. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires had forecast 4.8% GDP growth during the fall. GDP has gone up two straight quarters, rising 2.2% in the third quarter after a year of contraction. In all of 2009, GDP fell 2.4%, the biggest drop for an entire year since 10.9% in 1946. GDP rose 0.4%." [Wall street Journal, 1/29/10 <http://links.mkt2079.com/ctt?kn=26&m=2799633&r=MTMyNDYxMjYyNTIS1&b=0&j= MTcxNTk4MzEzS0&mt=1&rt=0> ] -30- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "big campaign" group. To post to this group, send to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] E-mail [email protected] with questions or concerns This is a list of individuals. It is not affiliated with any group or organization.