So much for Senator Brown being a different kind of Republican. Within minutes after being sworn into office, Brown held a press conference. In it, he made this remarkable lie:
And at his press event, Brown once again insisted, as he'd done as a candidate, that the economic recovery effort that prevented a depression "hasn't created one new job." Link
No Republican is this ignorant. Brown is lying, and he knows it. The Recovery Act has saved between 1.5 million and 2.4 million jobs.
"Economists of all political points of view, including those from the non-partisan CBO, estimate that the Recovery Act has created or saved between 1.5 and 2.4 million jobs across America," said Jay Carney, spokesman for Vice President Joe Biden, the administration's top Recovery Act booster and watchdog.
Want a real-life example?
Alan Levin, president of Northeast Building Products, a window manufacturer, admits that at first he was skeptical of the Stimulus Act, but says, “I’m a believer now.” Indeed he must be, as his company will hire 100 more workers to keep up with the demand.
