Wilson: “When it comes to wasteful Washington spending, all signs point to the stimulus.”
"Washington liberals promised the American people the stimulus would create jobs and keep unemployment under eight percent. A year and a half later, with unemployment hovering around double digits, the so-called stimulus has unmistakably failed to create long-term private sector jobs.
"But Washington liberals thought they would cleverly come up with propaganda to sell Americans on this failed policy. At a cost of $10,000 a pop, stimulus signs are up nationwide to promote stimulus projects. $20 million could be saved if we eliminated this wasteful use of taxpayer dollars. When it comes to wasteful Washington spending, all signs point to the stimulus.
"It is high time for Congress to consider proposals that create long-term private sector jobs instead of wasting money promoting failed policies," said Congressman Joe Wilson.
Wilson thanks Congressman Aaron Schock (R-Il) for developing this proposal to eliminate promotional stimulus projects signs to save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. The proposal was defeated by a vote of 232 to 184.
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