On the recordJune 17, 2010
First of all, that money is not there; it is obligated. I also say this. The economic recovery money-- the stimulus money--has created millions of jobs in America today--at least 3 million. But the best bang for the buck will come in the next quarter of this year. All the economists say that. It has taken a while to get the programs up and running. This would be taking good money that will create lots of jobs. We are all aware of the deficit. We are all aware of that. We understand where it came from. We understand that President Obama found himself elected President in a huge hole created by the one who was President before him. That is the reason we passed the recovery bill. It wouldn't be right, with the country still struggling to gain its economic viability, to cut the legs out from under this program that has worked so well. I think this is the wrong way to go. I think it is too bad that we are trying to take good money and abuse it. So I object.





