Press Release
Conaway Comments on Passage of Stimulus II in House of Representatives
“If the past year has proven one thing about the Majority in Congress, it is that they are good at spending hard-earned taxpayer money. House Democrats have found yet another way to put this nation even further into debt by passing a second ‘stimulus’ bill, which creates over $150 billion in new federal spending."
Last night, Congressman Mike Conaway (R-TX-11) voted against the Democrats’ second stimulus bill, which narrowly passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 217-212. He made this statement following the vote: “If the past year has proven one thing about the Majority in Congress, it is that they are good at spending hard-earned taxpayer money. House Democrats have found yet another way to put this nation even further into debt by passing a second ‘stimulus’ bill, which creates over $150 billion in new federal spending. Their plan will pour billions into the very same programs that received funding in the original stimulus. In many cases, money from the first stimulus has not yet been spent. If spending money really was the answer, then shouldn’t we spend the money we have already borrowed before we borrow another $150 billion? “This bill is not what the American people want. The solution to our current economic situation is not more spending and regulation from Washington. We need to cut spending, reduce the deficit and encourage small business to grow and hire. My hope for 2010 is that we will be able to work together to make common-sense decisions about the best ways to create jobs, help small businesses get back on their feet, and leave more hard-earned money in the pockets of the Americans who earned it.” |
