111 Republicans blocked the stimulus but have since taken credit with their constituents for its successes. Here are some excerpts

Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) Issued Pres Releases Bragging About Bringing Stimulus Jobs To His District. On July 28th, Kingston's press office fired off two releases bragging about a $106,901 grant for the Alma Police Department and a $138,286 grant for the Jesup Police Department in Georgia. These grants, distributed by the Department of Justice for the "hiring of new police officers, to combat violence against women, and to fight Internet crimes against children," were fully-funded by President Obama's Recovery Act. ...

Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) Working To 'Channel' Recovery Act Funds To New Orleans. Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) is now working to bring Recovery Act money into his district. Last week, the Times-Picayune reported that Cao has been meeting with New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to apply to "use stimulus money for additional streetcar expansions and road repairs." Cao boasted that he is now working to "channel" the money that he opposed to his district. ...

Rep. Mary Fallin (R-OK) Requested Army Secretary Use $8.4m in Stimulus Funds for Projects in Oklahoma. Rep. Mary Fallin (R-OK) — who called the stimulus a "Big Brother spending program" — asked Army Secretary Pete Geren to use $8.4 million in stimulus money for repairs to buildings at two Oklahoma National Guard sites. ...

Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA) Acknowledged Recovery Package Will Deliver Good News For District. The Boston Globe reported: "Reichert acknowledges that the stimulus bill will deliver tangible good news to his constituents... 'I feel a responsibility at this point to make this still work.'"...

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Praised Stimulus Funding For Local Courthouse. According to a document published by ABC News, McCarthy praised $31 million in stimulus funds for a Bakersfield courthouse. ...

Rep. Tim Johnson (R-IL) Signed A Letter Requesting Stimulus Funds For Illinois Community Colleges. According to a release from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association, every member of the Illinois congressional delegation signed a letter urging Gov. Pat Quinn to provide "Recovery Act (ARRA) funding to expand the Illinois Community College Sustainability Network."

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