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Congressman Rehberg held himself a waffle party in Missoula this past Friday. Montana's lone Congressman attended a news conference at the Poverello Center to claim credit for securing a $285,000 appropriation for the Pov in the FY09 Approps bill.
In a statement, Rehberg said: "I'm happy I was able to secure federal assistance for the Poverello Center."
But here's the funny thing, Rehberg voted against the 2009 Appropriations Bill that contained said "federal assistance." Rehberg is not keeping his no vote a secret. His reasoning is spelled out clearly: "Congress is spending too much and racking up a huge debt."
If that's the case, why is the Congressman traveling the state bragging about the money he just secured? And since when do politicians vote against projects they claim credit for?
Earlier this month, Rehberg also voted against the recovery/jobs bill. A few days later, Rehberg tried to justify his no vote while bragging about the bill's benefits to a Montana Rural Water Systems conference in Great Falls.
Look, we know he's got a big state to represent, but that doesn't mean he has to talk and vote out of both sides of his mouth, he could just put on his big boy pants and say, "I voted against the jobs bill and the budget for next year -- and against all the spending for those Montana projects -- because I think it is a waste of money."
I mean, his hypocrisy is bad enough that John McCain labeled one Rehberg's earmarks -- $300,000 for the Montana World Trade Center -- as the 7th porkiest item in the approps bill.
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