[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 17660-17661]
[From the U.S. 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.)
  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

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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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