[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 21, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H11520]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 STIMULUS BILL FUNDS EXPENSIVE PR SIGNS

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, if there is one thing the Federal 
Government is really good at, it is wasting money, and thanks to the 
so-called stimulus bill, there are millions of citizen dollars floating 
around loose being blown by the wind of the waste-acrats.
  The money is not being used to create permanent jobs in the private 
sector. State governments are using stimulus money for their own pet 
programs. But States are also required to put up stimulus signs where 
no projects have even started.
  One New Hampshire community was told if they didn't put up a 
government sign, they wouldn't get any money. Pay for the stimulus 
boondoggle PR blitz, or no funds. And these signs cost taxpayers up to 
$2,000 a piece. Now, here is one of those signs. The Feds are trying to 
convince people that the stimulus is a success. Of course, there is no 
work taking place below this sign.
  It is easier to create million dollar public relations signs than it 
is to create real jobs. The PR propaganda campaign by the Federal 
Government claiming the stimulus plan is working is an expensive myth.
  And that's just the way it is.

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