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federal spending, government corruption, put your money where your mouth is, rep. mike kelly, republicans, tea party
From Pennsylvania come “Tea Party” Republican Mike Kelly, who got a standing ovation for rightly railing against regulation and big government intrusion in a rambling story about his business. It’s good stuff, save for being one of those “brief and concise would be better” moments:
Problem: Mr. Kelly is a sham.
As the Cato Institute reveals, “He voted against an amendment that would have terminated the Economic Development Administration. He voted against an amendment that would have defunded the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia program, a new corporate welfare program requested by the Obama administration. He voted to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. He voted against an amendment that would have terminated the Essential Air Service subsidy program. He voted against an amendment that would have shut down the Department of Energy’s Title 17 loan guarantee program—the program that gave birth to Solyndra. And he voted against an amendment that would have terminated the Community Development Block Grant program.”
Put your money where your mouth is, Mr. Kelly…or shut the hell up and go home.
