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Is This What Biden, Brown Call “Stimulus?”
Monday, 26 October 2009 13:16
According to the Los Angeles Times today, Biden will "do an official VP event at Cleveland's airport with Sen. Sherrod Brown and Mayor Frank G. Jackson to point out how the Obama administration's $787-billion economic stimulus plan is working" today.
Unfortunately, Ohioans haven’t witnessed the stimulus "working" since its passage in February 2009. In fact, the state has seen an increase in unemployment since Brown fought for the bloated spending bill, which he claimed "is about immediate job creation and long-term infrastructure investments that promote economic development."
Contrary to Brown’s claims, unemployment rose to 10.1 percent in September 2009 - up from 9.5 percent when Senator Brown voted for the bill in February 2009. And despite Brown’s promise that the stimulus would create 142,000 jobs in the Buckeye State, 27,150 more Ohioans are unemployed since the passage of the so-called "stimulus" bill.
"Is this what Senator Brown and Vice President Biden call ‘stimulus’ for Ohio? Where is the ‘immediate job creation’ and ‘economic development’ that Brown promised in February when the Democrats forced this massive spending bill through Congress?" asked National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokeswoman Amber Wilkerson Marchand. "Unfortunately for Ohioans, unemployment is on the rise and Senator Brown’s promise to create 142,000 jobs in Ohio has actually resulted in 27,150 more unemployed Ohioans ever since he helped Biden and President Obama pass this bloated bill in February."
"Clearly, the people of Ohio cannot trust Senator Brown or his Democrat colleagues who are trying to spend their way out of our nation’s economic crisis on the backs of Ohio families and small business," Wilkerson Marchand continued. "Ohioans deserve checks and balances in Washington, and in November 2010, voters will have an opportunity to send a clear message to the Democrats in the Buckeye State."
Background Information
Brown Voted In Favor Of The Democrats’ Massive Stimulus Bill. (H.R. 1, CQ Vote #64: Adopted (thus cleared for the president) 60-38: R 3-38; D 55-0; I 2-0, 2/13/09, Brown Voted Yea)
The "Stimulus" Bill Totals $787 Billion In Spending, The Equivalent Of More Than $2,580 For Every Man, Woman And Child In The United States. (William Branigin, Shailagh Murray and Paul Kane, "Senate Begins Voting on Economic Stimulus Bill," The Washington Post, 2/13/09; U.S. Census Bureau Website, http://www.census.gov/, Accessed 2/13/09)
Unemployment In Ohio Was 9.5% When Senator Brown Voted For The So-Called "Stimulus" Bill In February. (United States Department Of Labor Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 7/9/09; H.R. 1, CQ Vote #64: Passed 60-38: R 3-38; D 55-0; I 2-0, 2/13/09, Brown Voted Yea; H.R. 1, CQ Vote #61: Passed 61-37: R 3-37; D 56-0; I 2-0, 2/10/09, Brown Voted Yea)
As of September 2009, Ohio’s Unemployment is 10.1%. (United States Department Of Labor Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 10/26/09)
Brown: "This Bill Is About Immediate Job Creation And Long-Term Infrastructure Investments That Promote Economic Development." (Sherrod Brown Press Release, "Brown Statement On Passage Of Economic Recovery Legislation," 2/10/09)
Brown Claimed The Stimulus Would Create 142,000 Jobs In Ohio. "U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the senate version of the economic recovery legislation includes $6.8 billion in funds for Ohio and is estimated to provide tax relief for nearly 4.2 million Ohioans. The bill is expected to create nearly 142,000 jobs across the state." (Sherrod Brown Press Release, "Legislation Expected To Create 142,000 Jobs In Ohio And Provide Tax Relief For More Than Four Million Ohioans," 2/5/09)
Since Brown Voted For The So-Called "Stimulus" Bill, 27,150 More Ohioans Are Unemployed. (United States Department Of Labor Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 10/26/09)
