MICHAUD VOTES FOR SPENDING BEFORE HE IS AGAINST IT?

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MICHAUD VOTES FOR SPENDING BEFORE HE IS AGAINST IT?

Congressman Michaud votes to spend generations in to trillions of dollars in debt, then asks for panel to review spending.
 

Auburn, Maine – In too typical Washington style, Maine’s 2nd District Congressman Mike Michaud this week made news, after supporting a bill to create a panel to review federal spending levels. This support comes less than two weeks after voting for a trillion dollar health care spending bill that will cost Maine taxpayers an untold amount of money in tax increases, increased health care costs for individuals and businesses and Medicaid cost shifting.  This legislation to create a panel was initially introduced last March, however, Congressman Michaud only signed onto the bill recently—after first voting to spend massive amounts of more debt. See article on proposed spending panel HERE. 

“Only in Washington can you vote to increase the deficit and then with a straight face tell the voters that you want a panel to review federal spending.  Typical Washington games will not create jobs, a new congressman for the 2nd District will,” said 2nd Congressional District Candidate Jason Levesque. “We absolutely need to control spending.  Our greatest growing debt problem, however, is created by the legislation Congressman Michaud himself voted for; a trillion dollar stimulus plan that is not stimulating jobs and a trillion dollar health care plan that will actually increase cost not reduce it for many people.”

This latest announcement from the  Congressman comes just days after he acknowledged he cast his vote for the health care bill not for the benefit of the citizens of Maine, but for the right to be “at the table” with the President. See Michaud's Own Statement on this HERE.

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