Why is the Pennsylvania Republican Party criticizing the Obama adminstration for $12 million in recovery funds that came to this state?
The stimulus projects being tracked on the federal government's recovery.gov include a total of $12 million for the 00th, 96th, 21st and 65th congressional district.
The problem? These don't exist in Pennsylvania.
“While many Pennsylvania are still waiting for something positive to come of the stimulus, I guess those living in the 00th congressional district can be proud [of] President Obama, Senator Specter, and Democratic congressional members for 'creating' so many jobs,” said GOP chairman Rob Cleason. “Obama needs to let Pennsylvanias know if and how stimulus money was spent in congressional districts that don't exist.”
The problem is not confined to Pennsylvania. Numerous mistakes in the stimulus progress reports submitted to Congress last month generated similar charges in other parts of the country. For example, Rep. Rob Bishop (R - Utah) mocked the Obama Administration in the the Salt Lake City Tribune for listing $1.1 million in a non-existent congressional district.
“This is great news,” said Bishop. “Who needs to count Mormon missionaries in the Census when according to the Executive Branch, Utah already has a 4th seat in Congress!”
The criticism has not be limited to Republicans. Rep. David Obey (D – Wisconsin), the powerful chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued a rare statement rebuking the Obama Administration for the errors.
“The inaccuracies on recovery.gov that have come to light are outrageous and the administration owes itself, the Congress, and every American a commitment to work night and day to correct the ludicrous mistakes," said Obey in a statement released yesterday. “Credibility counts in government and stupid mistakes like this undermine it. We’ve got too many serious problems in this country to let that happen."
Obama Administration officials have promised to go through the reports and correct the mistakes.
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