CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS STILL VOTING NO, TAKING THE DOUGH!
Nothing Says GOP Quite Like Taking Credit for Something They Didn’t Do
From the Speaker's Press Office:
Last week, the House passed government funding legislation that makes transformative investments to help working families with the cost of living, create American jobs, fund local infrastructure projects and support the most vulnerable among us. 81 percent of House Republicans – 171 out of 210 – voted NO on the domestic portion of the omnibus but several of these GOP Members are now celebrating critical funding for local projects in their districts despite voting against them…
Here's the latest edition of House GOP Voting No, Taking the Dough:
House GOP Chair Elise Stefaniktwisted herself into a pretzel in her press release calling the domestic spending "reckless" and that it was "drafted in the dead of night" before going on to take credit for more than tenprojects in her district that had been included in the legislation – what she described as "key wins for Upstate New York in the North Country" – despite voting NO on the bill.
Alabama Rep. Bob Aderholtdid not mention in his press release celebrating the funding for two community projects he touts himself with securing in his district that he voted AGAINST the bill they were contained in:
Michigan Rep. Jack Bergman was heralded in the Escanaba Daily Press for including funding to enable Northern Michigan University to expand broadband access in the omnibus bill but fails to note that he voted NO on the bill.
Florida Rep. Vern Buchanan celebrated two additions to the "sweeping government funding package" signed into law by President Biden with a press release that also neglects to mention he voted NO.
Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins decried the government funding package as "reflective of the broken budget process" but then pivots to underscoring just how well that process actually worked for his district saying he "worked closely with the House Appropriations Committee" and a "tremendous amount of work went into our effort." Higgins makes a point to admit he voted NO but still believes he should get credit for more than $20 million in local investments – the Southwest Coastal Louisiana Hurricane Protection project, Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access Channel project, and the University Avenue Corridor project – even though he didn't actually vote for them.
New York Rep. Chris Jacobsvoted against the bill because he didn't want to "grow domestic spending" and then takes credit for seven community projects "supporting rural communities in NY-27 and ensuring they have every resource to prosper now, and generations into the future" in the bill he voted AGAINST.
Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Kelly is very proud of the nearly $8.5 million in community funded projects coming to his district thanks to the domestic spending package he voted AGAINST. He sent out a press release with details and an attributable quote about each project, stating: "I'm very pleased that we can deliver millions of taxpayer dollars back into our local communities and make our constituents' lives better."
He even tweeted about the projects he didn't vote for:
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Pennsylvania Rep. Dan Meuser's press release describing $14 million in local community projects funded by the domestic portion of the omnibus would lead you to believe he proudly voted for this bill when, in fact, he voted NO.
New York Rep. Claudia Tenney admits she voted NO on the domestic spending portion of the funding package but she still seeks credit for the local community projects included in it that benefit her district.
Texas Rep. Beth Van Duyne went bolder and just liedin her press release. The release is mostly about the bipartisan defense/Ukraine funding vote (which passed 361-69) but includes a paragraph in which she says voted for critical community projects for her district which were in the domestic package she OPPOSED.
