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Foxx Votes To Halt Taxpayer-Funded Promotional Stimulus Signs
Washington, DC,
July 14, 2010
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx today voted to save American taxpayers tens of millions of dollars by eliminating taxpayer funding for roadside signs to promote the 2009 stimulus bill. An estimated $20 million has already been spent on
Contact: 202-225-2071 Congresswoman Virginia Foxx today voted to save American taxpayers tens of millions of dollars by eliminating taxpayer funding for roadside signs to promote the 2009 stimulus bill. An estimated $20 million has already been spent on such signs, and well over $100 million in sign spending is expected before stimulus funding runs out. “North Carolinians want more jobs, not more signs promoting stimulus projects,” Foxx said. “With record-breaking deficits, we should focus on cutting out wasteful spending and policies that help create jobs. Littering the highways with $1,000 signs to promote the stimulus is a poor use of taxpayer dollars.”
This is the seventh vote in House Republicans’ YouCut program, which gives every American the opportunity to suggest and vote on ways to reduce federal spending. Today’s cut brings the total spending reductions brought to a vote to more than $64 billion. Despite bipartisan support for the spending reductions, a majority of House Democrats have defeated all seven measures. North Carolinians can access the YouCut website and vote for their favorite spending cut at http://republicanwhip.house.gov/YouCut. They can also make suggestions for spending cuts on the site. Each week Congress will vote on the cut that receives the most votes. To date more than 1.3 millions votes have been cast on the YouCut site. Unfortunately, House Democrats have defeated each of the following spending cuts brought to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives:
• Week one: $2.5 billion – Eliminate duplicative welfare program. |
