Stimulus
When Pressed By ThinkProgress, Rep. Frank Wolf Demonstrates Incoherence Of Stimulus Opposition
Earlier this week, two leading economists released a study that “empirically proved” that the government’s response to the Great Recession, including the stimulus bill, prevented the loss of “some 8½ million jobs.” The study’s autho
Rubio’s Spending Cuts Plan: End Tax Benefits For The Middle Class While Extending Them For The Rich
Earlier this month, Florida GOP U.S.
Wallace Presses Pence On How He Can Call The Stimulus A ‘Failure’ In The Face Of Job Growth
Republicans continue to rail against the stimulus, even though economists agree that the program has created a significant number of jobs. Last week, the White House Council of Economic Advisers said the Recovery Act has saved or created 3.6 million jobs.
Cantor Says Federal Spending Doesn’t ‘Create Jobs’ — At Job Fair With Companies Funded By The Stimulus
House Minority Whip Rep.
Cantor To Host Job Fair With Employers Stimulated By Over $50 Million In Recovery Act Funds
House Minority Whip Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) has been one of the Recovery Act’s most vocal critics. After whipping his caucus into uniformly opposing the stimulus, Cantor has been the lead spokesman decrying the program as a failure.
Angle Claims She Opposed Construction Project Because It Received Stimulus Funds — Even Though It Didn’t
During a recent appearance on conservative host Alan Stock’s radio show, a caller asked Republican Sharron Angle, who’s running for Nevada’s U.S. Senate seat against Harry Reid (D), “if she would have intervened on behalf of MGM Resorts’ CityCenter complex the way Senator Reid did.
