[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 105 (Tuesday, July 14, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H8031-H8032]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   $18 MILLION CAN'T BUY CREDIBILITY

  (Mr. REHBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)

[[Page H8032]]

  Mr. REHBERG. As some are toasting the success of the so-called 
stimulus, unemployment rates spiral out of control. Now the White House 
plans to spend 18 million taxpayer dollars to redesign the Web site 
that tracks how many jobs have been ``saved or created'' by the 
stimulus.
  Montanans shouldn't be asked to foot the bill for a Web site that 
only serves as political damage control for a failing big government 
policy. We'd rather know the reality on the ground. That's why I 
launched a Web site that lets my constituents report their experiences 
with the stimulus. Montana Stimulus Watch didn't cost taxpayers 
millions of dollars, but it did bring to light that a company had to 
lay off 24 workers because stimulus dollars went to an out-of-State 
contractor to pave a Montana road.
  I doubt those layoffs will be counted in the slippery ``saved or 
created'' formula, but then again, $18 million can't buy credibility.

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