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Ryan denied lobbying for stimulus funds after lobbying for stimulus funds
Paul Ryan with a Pinocchio nose
Who else could be Mitt Romney's running mate?
Earlier this week the Boston Globe detailed Paul Ryan's efforts to get funding for his district from President Obama's stimulus program. He voted against the stimulus, and called it a "wasteful spending spree," but ended up getting millions for Wisconsin organizations and businesses after sending multiple letters to the administration appealing for the money.
But it gets so much better. Just months after he sent all those letters and secured that funding, Ryan said it never happened.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/16/1120904/-Ryan-s-2010-denial-that-he-lobbied-for-stimulus-funds-he-lobbied-for