Democrats bash Cantor on stimulus
Rep. Eric I. Cantor, the Richmond-area congressman and No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives will have his say on economic recovery in a speech tomorrow to the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank.
But before Cantor lays out his views, Democrats are piling on the 7th District representative. They want to know whether Cantor would favor junking the Obama administration stimulus program -- a program that they say helps Cantor's district.
For example, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the political arm of the House Democratic Caucus, notes that while Cantor complains that the economic jump-start plan is too expensive, he favors stimulus dollars for a high-speed rail link between Richmond and Washington.
Jesse Ferguson, a spokesman for the DCCC and a former Richmonder, says Cantor should use tomorrow's remarks to "let his constituents know the truth -- does he favor canceling funding from the recovery package in his congressional district that created jobs or does he plan to continue taking credit for the funding he fought against?"
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The “Heritage Foundation”. That figures. That is a *very* anti-science, anti-Middle Class think tank. Speaks volumes that Cantor would be loved there.
Eric is obviously in favor of canceling the rest of the Stimulus. They’ve patched all the SUV-devouring potholes on I-295 near Wyndham, so he’s good with junking the remainder of the program.
Jesse Ferguson, a spokesman for the DCCC and a former Richmonder, says Cantor should use tomorrow’s remarks to “let his constituents know the truth—does he favor canceling funding from the recovery package in his congressional district that created jobs or does he plan to continue taking credit for the funding he fought against?“
Irrelevant. It’s common knowledge that politicians of all stripes have no principles and often talk out of both sides of their mouths.
Better questions for “Bailout” Cantor:
-Why did you vote for the bailout last October?
-How will 185,000 Virginia jobs be created with a taxpayer investment in high-speed rail? What methodology was used to fabricate that number?
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