http://gopleader.gov This morning on "Good Morning America," ABCs Senior Congressional Correspondent Jonathan Karl reported that the Democrats $1 trillion "stimulus" is spending millions of dollars on signs touting its success - some costing as much as $3,000 per sign. Jonathan Karl noted that: "New Jersey, for example, is getting $650 million in stimulus money for roads and has spent only $225,000 so far, $12,000 of that on signs."

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STIMULUS FOR MICE: WITH UNEMPLOYMENT RISING, DEMOCRATS STIMULUS FORCES TAXPAYERS TO FUND MICE IN SAN FRANCISCO

ADMINISTRATION PROMISED STIMULUS WOULD CREATE JOBS IMMEDIATELY, KEEP UNEMPLOYMENT BELOW EIGHT PERCENT

July 9, 2009 | House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH)

How does helping the salt marsh harvest mouse help middle-class families and small businesses struggling with dramatic job loss during this recession? Thats a good question to ask House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), other Democrats in Congress, and the Administration because it was recently revealed that the tiny little mouse was getting $16 million in taxpayer dollars thanks to the Democrats stimulus spending bill that isnt working. House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) announced the mouse money in his on-camera press briefing earlier today:

The bottom line is this: the stimulus isnt creating enough jobs, but heres one thing the stimulus is accomplishing. Youll recall earlier this year on the debate on the stimulus bill, the Democrats promised that the stimulus bill would be free of earmarks. And a lot of us disagreed. We pointed to one particular request that we were convinced was going to be funded in this. That was to protect the salt marsh harvest mouse near Speaker Pelosis district in San Francisco. You remember the Democrats claimed no no no, were not going to fund this, its not in the bill, its not going to happen. Well, guess what? $16 million of the stimulus money was appropriated to take care of the salt marsh harvest mouse. (VIDEO)

The Washington Times has the details about how the mouse got its money from a bill Democrats promised would be about creating jobs during the ongoing recession:

The tiny mouse that became a hotly disputed symbol of wasteful spending in the congressional debate over the $787 billion economic stimulus bill has returned to pester House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

The Obama administration quietly announced last week that as much as $16.1 million from the stimulus program is going to save the San Francisco Bay area habitat of, among other things, the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse.

That has revived Republican criticism that the pet project was an "invisible earmark" in the massive spending bill for Mrs. Pelosi, whose San Francisco district abuts the bay, and epitomizes the failure of stimulus spending to help an economy still shedding jobs.

Money for mice. Is that what middle-class families and small businesses expected from the Democrats trillion-dollar stimulus spending bill? Wasnt the legislation supposed to create jobs immediately and keep unemployment below eight percent? So lets get this straight: the stimulus isnt creating jobs for American workers, but it is making sure American harvest mice have nice comfortable homes in the midst of the recession. No wonder the American people think Washington is so out of touch.

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On ABCs Good Morning America, the Democrats trillion-dollar stimulus spending bill that isn't working was the top story today, as White House correspondent Jake Tapper highlighted our nations rising unemployment and growing dissatisfaction with the Democrats massive spending plan. Democrats had promised that the stimulus would create jobs immediately, and the Administration promised that the spending plan would hold unemployment below eight percent.

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House Democrats didnt want the American people to understand the true impact of Speaker Pelosis 1,500-page national energy tax. So House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) took to the House floor and read portions of it to the American people, explaining how it would to raise electricity prices, increase gasoline prices, and ship American jobs overseas to countries like China and India.

House Democrats didnt much like it either, and they tried to shut him down. See what Leader Boehner told House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA).

More information below:

What You May Not Know About Speaker Pelosi's National Energy Tax
More Mandates, More Regulations, and More Costs Than Ever Before

Speaker Pelosis national energy tax is going to raise electricity prices, increase gasoline prices, and ship American jobs overseas to countries like China and India. This, we know.

It would be a bureaucratic nightmare overseen by a confusing web of government agencies that would take and redistribute trillions of dollars from family budgets and workers payrolls. This, we also know. Even Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) admitted in the Washington Post this morning that: The truth is, nobody knows for sure how this is going to work. How encouraging.




But what dont we know? Here are some facts you may not know about Speaker Pelosis national energy tax:


Homebuyers Beware.

Trying to save up for a new home? You may have to save up a little longer for your purchase. The Democrats bill would dramatically increase new home costs by mandating Californias expensive new building codes for the entire nation. Immediately upon enactment, the Democrats bill would demand a 30 percent increase in energy efficiency for new construction. A couple of years later, the Democrats bill would require an additional 50 percent improvement. These numbers were chosen with no concern for cost to consumers or feasibility in implementation.


Homebuilders Beware.

The Democrats bill imposes new mandatory regulations and civil penalties for homebuilders. If your state refuses to accept the stringent and costly California building codes, the federal government may assess penalties. And dont get too comfortable with the new mandatory regulations because the Democrats bill allows for consensus-based codes to supplant those outlined in the bill. So, as soon as youve invested your hard-earned money to comply with the bills mandates, the rug could get pulled from underneath you. Translation? Youll pony up more and more money.




Home Sellers Beware.

Having a hard time selling your home? Heres one more hurdle to jump: all homes sales are conditioned upon an energy audit and a new energy rating assessment and energy labeling program for your home thats outlined in the Democrats bill. And if you thought you could improve your property with a fresh coat of paint and some granite counters? Think again! Now your home will be subjected to a new energy rating assessment and energy labeling program that will penalize you for older windows, original fixtures, and dated appliances. So the Democrats bill would bring down the value of your home!

New Lights No Matter the Cost.

As early as 2012, the Democrats bill eliminates all existing lighting technology used in many outdoor lighting fleets (parking lots, stadiums, secured facilities like power plants and factories). Just as an example, switching to the mandated technology in the bill will cost one small utility about $30 million in annual revenue. So you now have to comply with the new mandates for new lighting? Hold the phone. It is not clear that a feasible alternative technology is available for every existing lighting application regardless of cost which could force some businesses to close.

The consequences of Speaker Pelosis national energy tax for families and small businesses are real. It will drive up energy costs, send millions of jobs to countries like China and India, and place an especially heavy burden on rural America. There is a better way. House Republicans have proposed the American Energy Act, legislation that represents the fastest route to a cleaner environment, lower energy costs, and more American jobs. The legislation would:

* Increase environmentally-safe energy production on remote lands and far off our shores; * Promote the use of alternative fuels that will reduce carbon emissions, such as nuclear, clean-coal, and renewable energy technologies; and * Encourage increased efficiencies and cutting edge technologies to maximize Americas energy potential.

The vote on Speaker Pelosis ill-advised national energy tax will have consequences for every American. It is a bad deal for America. And the American people will remember how their Members of Congress vote.

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A CNN American Morning report highlighted Democrats disarray on the stimulus that has yet to create the jobs promised by the Administration. The report also highlights a web video released by House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) that asks the question most Americans are asking today: Where are the Jobs?

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In an interview on FOX News Sunday, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) held Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) to task for Democrats' out-of-control spending, failing stimulus, and proposals being drafted that will spend trillions more in taxpayer funds to finance a government takeover of Americans' health care.

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http://gopleader.gov Fox News' "Special Report w/ Bret Baier" highlights a web video House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) released today targeting Washington Democrats trillion-dollar stimulus bill and asking where are the jobs? This is a lighthearted web video, but the underlying point is no laughing matter, Boehner said.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today released a new YouTube video targeting the failure of Washington Democrats trillion-dollar stimulus bill and asking where are the jobs? The tongue-in-cheek web video, inspired by a classic 1984 TV commercial by now-Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), features a job-sniffing GOP bloodhound named Ellie Mae and a down-home voiceover by Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).

This is a lighthearted web video, but the underlying point is no laughing matter, Boehner said. At a time when Americans are looking to Washington for leadership, the trillion-dollar stimulus has been a wasteful failure. Americans were promised the stimulus would keep the unemployment rate from going above eight percent. Its now at 9.4 percent, and rising. Where are the jobs?




In the video, job-sniffing bloodhounds follow the stimulus money trail across the nation in search of the millions of jobs the Obama Administration promised to save or create if the trillion-dollar spending bill were enacted. The trail takes them to AIG Headquarters in New York City, where stimulus funds were used to pay big bonuses to top executives; to Wisconsin, where stimulus funds are paying for repairs to a bridge that reportedly carries about 260 cars per day, many to a place called Rustys Backwater Saloon, according to a June 16 report in the Wall Street Journal; and to North Carolina, where stimulus funds were reportedly used by one town to hire a new worker whose job is to apply for more stimulus funds from Washington.




A real stimulus would help small businesses across America get back on their feet and create jobs. Washington hasnt tried that yet. Instead weve made government bigger, wasted taxpayers money, and piled new debt on our children and grandchildren, Boehner said. Republicans have put forth a better solution a plan that recognizes small business, not government, is the engine of the American economy. We hope Washington Democrats will work with us in the months ahead to make it a reality.

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A FOX report today highlighted Democrats' Cap-and-Trade National Energy Tax that passed the House last Friday, despite opposition from House Republicans and "green groups."

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House Democrats didnt want the American people to understand the true impact of Speaker Pelosis 1,500-page national energy tax. So House Republican Leader John Boehner took to the House floor and read portions of it to the American people, explaining how it would to raise electricity prices, increase gasoline prices, and ship American jobs overseas to countries like China and India.

House Democrats didnt much like it either, and they tried to shut him down. But Boehner asked Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) and other Democrats: Dont you think the American people expect us to understand whats in the bill before we vote on it?

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House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today delivered the weekly Republican address. The address comes as unemployment rises while Washington Democrats continue to pursue policies on the economy, health care, energy, and the environment that will destroy more American jobs and drive future generations into deeper debt.

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Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) remarks at his weekly on-camera press briefing.

"This bill will also cost 2.3 million to 2.7 million Americans their jobs. That's because high energy industries, like the steel- making industry, won't be located in the United States anymore. They're going to be shipped to our competitors in China, India, South Korea, who don't even have half of the electricity -- or the EPA guidelines and environmental guidelines that we have here in America.
If you look on this chart, this is how this process will work. With the EPA being in the middle, look at all of these different agencies that are involved.
Now, this is the most elaborate thing that I've seen. You know, I've been here a while, and I've seen some pretty crazy things, but I have never seen anything this ridiculous."

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