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Why Washington is Broken

In an effort to allow the public to see where money was being spent under the trillion-dollar stimulus bill, the Obama administration created a public website called The Recovery.gov website. Sounds like a good idea, until we learned this week that the website was fabricating spending and claims of jobs created. Here are some of the news stories that reported on this bogus government website:

Buchanan Bill to Help Small Business Passes House

Congressman Vern Buchanan’s (FL-13) bill to help small business passed the House today with unanimous support and now goes to the Senate for consideration.  The bill, H.R. 1839 amends the Small Business Act to modernize the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) counseling program.  The SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) program provides entrepreneurs with the small business advice of working and retired executive volunteers. 

New Obama Administration Report Confirms Health Care Bill Has Deep Medicare Cuts

Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-13), responding to a new government report that says $500 billion in cuts to Medicare will "sharply reduce benefits" to seniors, called today for congressional leaders to develop a health reform plan that will not punish the elderly or bankrupt America.

Buchanan Urges Obama to Press China on Chinese Drywall

Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-13) has written President Barak Obama to encourage him to press China on the issue of potentially toxic Chinese drywall during his visit to Asia.  A copy of the letter can be found here.

Why Washington is Broken

The growing federal deficit is this week’s example of “Why Washington is Broken”.   The Associated Press (AP) reported this week that the federal deficit for October totaled $176.4 billion, “a record for October as the new budget year began where the old one ended: with the government awash in red ink.”