Stimulus Spending Defies Common Sense, Says Lawmaker

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) criticizes stimulus spending in arenas that do not create jobs or have a worthwhile impact on the economy. Coburn, who released a report on the Recovery Act with Senator McCain (R-Ariz) Tuesday, questions whether the spending is complying with common sense. (0:36)

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McCain: American People Have The Summertime Blues

Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) talks about his recently released report “Summertime Blues,” which outlines frivolous stimulus spending that is wasting taxpayer money. (0:41)

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Dan Gainor: The media treated the economic stimulus bill like it was unimportant

Talk Radio News Service, Victoria Jones, interviews Dan Gainor, vice president of the Media Research Center (MRC) at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Gainor talks about the results from a media research project the MRC conducted about the media coverage that was done on the economic stimulus bill. Gainor says that the media should have been complaining about the bill and how Congress should have had a couple of more days to see it. Gainor says the media "treated it like it was unimportant." (05:46)
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America needs a different plan

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) expresses his concerns for the economic stimulus bill and why America needs a different plan. He states that the solution for the economy lies in the hands of the American people rather than a bureaucrat in Washington, D.C. (02:03)
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