Daily Archives: February 18, 2010

Massachusetts Recovery

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Follow this link to see the website that reports on Massachusetts’ use of the Recovery Act money.

At the web site, I found a summary:

Over 25,000 jobs have been saved or created in Massachusetts because of Governor Patrick’s use of federal stimulus funds, including:

* Teachers
* Firefighters
* Police officers
* Construction workers
* Community health care workers

Among other projects, the Governor has also invested:

* Over $430 million in stimulus highway funds obligated to 84 projects.
* Over $800 million for 120 projects repairing municipal wastewater systems.

The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported:

The state’s Web site reported that about 1,389 full-time equivalent jobs were created and about 3,333 full-time equivalent jobs were retained as a result of the legislation.

I wonder which web site they were reading.

Republicans Say Recovery Act Is Creating Jobs

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The Democratic Party
Steven —

It’s a breathtaking display of public hypocrisy.

At least 116 Republican governors, senators, and representatives have spent the past year railing against the Recovery Act, while simultaneously requesting funds to create jobs in their districts and taking credit for projects at ribbon-cutting ceremonies.

As the independent PolitiFact put it, they’re trying “have their cake… and vote against it too.” They know the Recovery Act is creating jobs, but they think attacking it will bring them victory in the 2010 elections.

Not so fast. We’re preparing to meet every hypocritical attack with press conferences in states across the nation and a rapid-response program to fact check every lie. But we need your help to make it happen.

Please donate $5 or more today to support our campaign against Recovery Act hypocrisy.

Today is the anniversary of the President signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that has saved or created at least 2 million jobs, cut taxes for 95 percent of working families, and made loans to over 42,000 small businesses. And as a former governor, I can tell you it also provided critical relief for state governments facing record budget shortfalls.

But don’t take it from me. Listen to Rep. Joe Wilson, who told the Department of Agriculture that the money he was seeking “would provide jobs and investment” for his South Carolina district. Or take it from Minnesota’s Tim Pawlenty, who balanced his state budget with the same funds he’s so often attacked on TV.

Even the GOP leadership that went all out to kill the bill has gotten into the game — Sen. Mitch McConnell has bragged about funding for a military project in Kentucky, while Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor sought funds for a high-speed rail project in Virginia to create jobs.

President Obama has made it clear he knows that we’re not out of the woods yet, and he’s focused on creating jobs. Honesty with the American people is one of the obligations of leadership.

In stark contrast, Republicans are engaged in a hypocritical campaign of attacks — and they’re proving what we’ve said all along: Their opposition is about politics, pure and simple.

We’re going to prove that it’s not winning politics — but we need your support to expose their hypocrisy:

https://my.democrats.org/hypocrisy

With your help, we’ll be ready for the fight ahead.

Thanks,

Governor Tim Kaine

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