Ryan sought stimulus funds while decrying program

[WI_DEM]

JANESVILLE, Wis. — In 2009, as Representative Paul Ryan was railing against President Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package as a “wasteful spending spree,” he wrote at least four letters to Obama’s secretary of energy asking that millions of dollars from the program be granted to a pair of Wisconsin conservation groups, according to documents obtained by The Globe.

The advocacy appeared to pay off; both groups were awarded the economic recovery funds — one receiving a $20 million grant to help thousands of local businesses and homes improve their energy efficiency, agency documents show.

Ryan’s letters to the energy secretary praising the energy initiatives as he sought a portion of the funding are in sharp contrast to the House Budget Committee chairman’s image as a Tea Party movement favorite adamantly opposed to federal spending on such programs.


http://bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2012/08/13/paul-ryan-district-supported-energy-funds-while-decrying-stimulus-program/qkXIN2eHgyt4yyBSH81WEJ/story.html

typical GOP hypocrite.

[Heather MC]

1. we all know they say one thing and do another, typical

[WI_DEM]

2. and so hopefully in a debate when he says 'the stimulus didn't work'

Biden will jump in and say, 'boy, you sure wanted to take advantage of the money even though you publicly denounced it.'

[ProSense]

3. Ryan is a fraud, and

now he's pushing Romney's lies.

The USS Wisconsin: YOU DIDN'T BUILD THAT.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021117060

Federal spending is helping drive recovery of Paul Ryan’s hometown
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