Fox News: "Stimulus" Money Goes to Congressional Districts That Don't Exist

Ten months after the President signed a $1 trillion stimulus spending bill that his aides claimed would keep unemployment below 8 percent, Americans are still asking: where are the jobs? It turns out that some of jobs the Administration claimed were saved or created by the so-called stimulus were from Congressional districts that dont even exist.




ABC News has also uncovered even more stimulus spending in non-existent Congressional districts:

•In Oklahoma, recovery.gov lists more than $19 million in spending -- and 15 jobs created -- in yet more congressional districts that don't exist.
•In Iowa, it shows $10.6 million spent and 39 jobs created -- in nonexistent districts.
•In Connecticut's 42nd district (which also does not exist), the Web site claims 25 jobs created with zero stimulus dollars.
•The list of spending and job creation in fictional congressional districts extends to U.S. territories as well.
•$68.3 million spent and 72.2 million spent in the 1st congressional district of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
•$8.4 million spent and 40.3 jobs created in the 99th congressional district of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
•$1.5 million spent and .3 jobs created in the 69th district and $35 million for 142 jobs in the 99th district of the Northern Mariana Islands.
•$47.7 million spent and 291 jobs created in Puerto Rico's 99th congressional district.

Rep. David Obey (D-WI), Chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee, blasted the Administrations claims of jobs created or saved in a statement yesterday:

The inaccuracies on recovery.gov that have come to light are outrageous and the Administration owes itself, the Congress, and every American a commitment to work night and day to correct the ludicrous mistakes. Credibility counts in government and stupid mistakes like this undermine it. Weve got too many serious problems in this country to let that happen.

But the exaggerated jobs numbers arent the end of the stimulus troubles. As USA Today reported this morning, Stimulus aid has sparked an economic boom for some unwanted entrepreneurs — con men. The story goes on:

State and federal officials say they are fielding thousands of reports of scam artists, many operating from overseas, using the promise of money from the Obama administration's $787 billion economic recovery plan to entice people to hand over bank account numbers. The scams are so numerous, and the criminals hard to identify, that authorities say it's all but impossible to catch them.

It seems that stimulus money has gone everywhere except to helping create jobs for the 10.2 percent of Americans who are unemployed.

The stimulus hasnt created the jobs the President promised because it relies on big-government spending instead of helping small businesses, which create between 60-80 percent of jobs in our economy. House Republicans offered a plan to let small businesses and families keep more of what they earn, but Democrats ignored it, took a go-it-alone approach, and passed their trillion-dollar big government plan anyway. And yet after a trillion dollars of deficit financed spending, Democrats still cant answer the question: where are the jobs?

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[Scoforever]

And the liberals wonder why we think that government is pathetic.

[SHAMSHAM1090]

liberals are in desparate panic

thats so pathetic and irresponsible

[UnderstandingCuresMe]

We WILL discover who's been lieing all along.

[mquiroz90]

i dont want money to exist anymore want everything to be free!!! if the fox news and the white house sees this want to have money go out now maybe in year 2014 or 2015 we can have play money or just the fun of it watever

[Cedtoron]

Is this a scene from the Chris Farley movie Black Sheep or is this actually coming from the administration of the President of the United States?

[cagedtigersteve]

Some states have state legislative districts (Yes there are state level representatives and senators too) which are smaller meaning some states could have over a hundred districts. I'm betting the some of those districts are referring to state districts not federal districts. A state district could span two federal Congressional districts, depending on how the districts are drawn, which could cause the confusion if the one handling the money is at the state level and not the federal level.

[cocobear33]

all i can say is WOW

[larrydh2]

And of course obama would never lie. Went to that sleazy wrights church for 20 years (averaged 3 times per month times 20 years equals about 700 plus trips to the church plus dinners, social events and counseling by wright)) and NEVER heard even one comment by wright that was outrageous. Oh yeah, we believe that. Served as acorn legal rep but was unaware of anything about them. Yeah we believe that too. obama scammed Chicago,Illinois, and now the USA. Nice hustle. trashy white gal+kenyan=obama.

[larrydh2]

Spoken like a true liberal Dire my man. I am no fan of Bush but as usual you never let facts stand in the way of a wild ass comment. Bush's 2008 stimulus package was $150 billion, not $800 billion (that is obama's figure). It was worked out by BOTH democrats AND republicans, unlike the bat-eared hustler in the White House's plan. AND, it provided for all those cute tax rebate checks that I am guessing you gladly took. It also helped bail Fanni&Freddie.There is no evidence that it was stolen.

[Dire327]

Oh and let me be clear about something. This story is actually quite scary - it shows how corrupt and downright dishonest the leaders of our country can be. ALL of them - Bush Sr., Clinton, Bush jr. and now Obama. JUst because I argue with the Conservatives here doesnt mean that I think stories like this aren't outrageous. But to want to impeach Obama for this is ludicrous - Bush and Cheney did far, far worse things than this. Like for instance, invading Iraq on a LIE.

[Dire327]

Oh so you think this is an impeachable act. Did you feel the same way when Bush and Paulson gave the banks a whopping 800 billion dollars in September 08? Did you call for Bush's impeachment then, when it was found that the money given to banks couldnt be found, and they couldnt acount for it? Of course you didnt.