Holy Hypocrite, Batman! Santorum's Lobbying Firm Helped Clients Get Stimulus Dollars
Wow, what next from Santorum? We need to spread this far and wide, what hypocrisy.
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As the anyone-but-Mitt Republican primary rolls on, former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum has taken the lead in the polls, calling himself the “best conservative choice” for president. His campaign website boasts that even after he left elected office in 2007, Santorum “vociferously opposed TARP” as well as “the various ‘stimulus‘ packages.” But Santorum’s positioning as the a pure conservative, driven by beliefs and values rather than self-serving greed, contrasts sharply with his record.
Though Newt Gingrich has weathered the most criticism for lobbying — albeit without registering — for corporate clients after leaving office, Santorum is guilty of the same K Street sins. Santorum, who never registered as a lobbyist, worked as a “consultant” for a lobbying firm called American Continental Group (ACG).
Republic Report reviewed lobbying records from ACG, and discovered that the firm represented several clients seeking funds from from President Obama’s stimulus program. While ACG paid Santorum $65,000 in 2010 as a “consultant,” ACG worked with clients on stimulus issues. For instance, the West Penn Allegheny Health System paid Santorum’s firm tens of thousands to help with “Health issues in [the] Stimulus Bill.”
Read more: http://www.republicreport.org/2012/santorum-stimulus-hypocrisy/