Stefanik claims credit for relief funds from law she opposed – By Steve Benen (MSNBC) / Oct 14, 2022
House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik voted against the American Rescue Plan. Now she’s suggesting she deserves credit for some of its investments.
A couple of months after he signed the American Rescue Plan into law, President Joe Biden delivered remarks in which he derided some of his GOP foes.
“Even my Republican friends in Congress, not a single one of them voted for the Rescue Plan,” the Democrat said. “I’m not going to embarrass any one of them, but I have here a list of how, back in their districts, they’re bragging about the Rescue Plan. … I mean, some people have no shame. But I’m happy. I’m happy they know that it’s benefited their constituents.”
As we discussed soon after, when Biden referenced the list of GOP officials boasting about relief funds they opposed, he literally held up a written list, though he did not read it aloud. NBC News reported at the time that it had 13 names on it that were visible, including House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik.
