Source: Washington Times
Senate Democrats approved a measure 52-45 to spend millions of dollars putting up road signs to highlight where the stimulus money was being spent.
“Why on earth would you want to hide from the American people the fact that the recovery package we passed is putting people to work?” asked Sen. Barbara Boxer
But Sen. Judd Gregg, the New Hampshire Republican who tried to excise the funds, called his amendment a no-brainer. He said it’s common sense to get rid of tens of millions of dollars in spending.
“These are self-congratulatory signs; they’re political signs. They’re so that lawmakers can pat themselves on the back,” he said. “But these signs cost money. Actually, when you add them all up, they cost a lot of money.”
Washington politicians have clearly lost their mind. Every 15,000 dollars that goes up in road signs could have easily supported a struggling family for a year. However Senate Democrats found it to be more important to “let the people know” they are fixing the economy than it is to actually fix it.
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