WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today issued the following statement regarding Gov. Ted Strickland (D-OH) coming to Washington, D.C., to ask for more “stimulus” dollars:
“The so-called stimulus package has been a disaster in the Buckeye State, yet the Strickland administration is looking for more federal dollars to spend. While hundreds of thousands of Ohioans remain out of work and companies leaving the state, the administration continues to refuse to set up an independent, bipartisan oversight board to ensure Ohioans that their precious dollars are being spent appropriately. If Gov. Strickland’s administration refuses to submit to this scrutiny, why should taxpayers agree to entrust them with millions of dollars more?”
NOTE: Ohio has suffered more than its share of “stimulus” missteps, among them:
- A $57 million slush-fund to study projects that may never get built while denying funding for shovel-ready projects;
- Attempting to award $1.1 million to clean up a Cold-War era weapons facility that was declared clean two years ago;
- $1.2 million to pay the salaries of Columbus City police recruits with no plan
for how to continue paying them when federal dollars dry up.
Boehner represents Ohio’s 8th District, which includes all of Darke, Miami and Preble counties, most of Butler and Mercer counties, and the northeastern corner of Montgomery County. He was first elected to Congress in 1990.
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This state goverment dont hhave a clue if asked could they tell you were the stimoulous money went no cause none of them can give a strate answer for any question ask them.That goes for all goverment in any state.
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