With the President having just concluded his remarks on the Recovery Act, I wanted to make sure you had our updated list of lawmakers who voted against the Recovery Act and then sought and/or took credit for its benefits.
The list (which is constantly being updated but will stay at the same URL so bookmark it for easy reference) includes:
Over half of all Republicans in Congress: The list includes 110 GOP lawmakers, with 219 total Republicans in Congress.
Over half of all House GOPers: The list includes 90 House Republicans, with House GOP caucus numbering 178 members, according to the Clerk.
Nearly half of all Senate GOPers: The list includes 20 GOP senators, nearly half of their caucus of 41.
Link to list: http://thinkprogress.org/touting-recovery-opposed/
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January 1, 2009 By Michael Goodson Post-Tribune columnist For the past several months, we have listened to right-wing pundits trying to rewr...
