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Bono Mack Hypocrisy Watch: She Votes Against Clean Energy Funding for Hemet, Then Hypes It

Once again, Congresswoman Bono Mack played the hypocrisycard, touting the importance of a clean energy technology grant headed to Hemet, after opposing thatvery grant funding.

"Congresswoman Bono Mack voted against the economic recoverypackage in Washington, but when she was backin Riverside County this weekend, she once againtouted its benefits," said Andy Stone, Western Regional Press Secretary for theDemocratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "Bono Mack's well-wornpattern of doing one thing in Washingtonand saying another back home is wearing pretty thin."

Despite calling the economic recovery package"irresponsible" at the time of passage, last Friday, Congresswoman Bono Mackactually touted the green jobs that will be created as a result of Hemet's stimulus-fundedgrant and even cited the grant's region-wide benefits.

Background

Earlier this year, Representative Mary Bono Mack voted no on the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act. [H.R. 1, Vote #70, 2/13/09]

Bono Mack called the plan "irresponsible." [Bono Mack press release, 1/28/09]

On October 16, Bono Mack issued a press release applauding a Hemet clean energy grant funded through the economic recovery package. [Bono Mack press release, 10/16/09]

Hemet's grant came from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program at the Department of Energy, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. [Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants Program site, accessed 10/19/09]

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