Thank you Mr. Tiberi!

It's comforting to know my representative "gets it." The stimulus package is a spending bill, full of plans to expand government. I'm sure it will pass, but it's great to know the conservatives stood their ground. So when this bill fails miserably, the conservatives will have a leg to stand on. TAX CUTS stimulate, SPENDING does not! In fact, if spending is the way to go, I'd love to hear a SUCCESSFUL example... as it failed to help us during the Great Depression, failed in Japan in the 90's, and it's actually the reason why we're in this mess to begin with! Just give me an example of a success story, and I might feel a tad better. It's definitely going to be a bumpy ride!

TIBERI STATEMENT ON DEMOCRAT $825 BILLION “STIMULUS” PLAN


Washington, Jan 28 -

U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) on the H.R.1, the Democrat “Stimulus” Spending Plan:

“This plan is a missed opportunity. We all know something must be done to revitalize our economy, but this looks more like a bloated spending bill than a targeted stimulus plan. Passing a bill that nearly doubles the size of our domestic budget is not the path to fix our economy; it’s the way to saddle our children and our grandchildren with more than a trillion dollars in additional debt, making it more difficult for our nation to prosper in the future.

“I hope the president is true to his word; that this bill was the first step in the process to boost our economy. I hope as we move forward we can put the best ideas together to create not just a spending bill, but a bill that puts more money back in Ohio families’ wallets and back in the hands of small businesses, while creating jobs to revive our economy.

“In addition, our economic downturn started with the housing crisis and snowballed from there. In order to cure what ails us and not just put a band-aid on the problem, we must do more to address the housing crisis before we focus on non-stimulative projects. Americans voted for change a few months ago and this bill is just more of the same big Washington spending.”

U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi is Ohio’s only member to sit on the prestigious Ways and Means Committee where he is the Ranking Member of the subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures. Congressman Tiberi represents Ohio’s 12th Congressional District which includes Delaware County, and parts of Franklin and Licking Counties in Central Ohio.