In Paul Ryan’s home state, he supported US energy funds while decrying stimulus program
Source: Boston Globe
JANESVILLE, Wisc. In 2009, as Rep. Paul D. Ryan was railing against President Obamas $787 billion stimulus package as a wasteful spending spree, he wrote at least four letters to Obamas secretary of energy asking that millions of dollars from the program be granted to a pair of Wisconsin conservation groups, according to documents obtained by the Globe.
The advocacy appeared to pay off; both groups were awarded the economic recovery funds -- one receiving a $20 million grant to help thousands of local businesses and homes improve their energy efficiency, agency documents show.
Ryans letters to the energy secretary praising the energy initiatives as he sought a portion of the funding are in sharp contrast to the House Budget Committee chairmans image as a Tea Party favorite adamantly opposed to federal spending on such programs.
Ryans views are garnering new attention since his selection Saturday as Mitt Romneys running mate.
The documents show that Ryans attempts to take advantage of the stimulus funds even after he voted against them was more expansive than previously reported. Ryan was criticized by some House Democrats in 2010 after the Wall Street Journal reported that he was among several Republicans lawmakers who sought the stimulus money for their constituents by, in his case, writing a letter in 2010 to the Department of Labor.
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More evidence of Ryan's hypocrisy: seeking stimulus funds while criticizing them!!
As M. Scott Peck says: People of the Lie!!
Justice wanted
(2,657 posts)democrat_patriot
(2,774 posts)I heard Ryan ridicule the stimulus package. Really? Cause I've got 4 letters right here that say otherwise....