The Obama administration has spent millions of taxpayer dollars for roadside signs to tout the economic stimulus.
Under the "Cash for Clunkers" program, "all we've got to do is ... go to a local junkyard, all you've got to do is tow it to your house. And you're going to get $4,500."
"When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft."
"The 1908 Model T earned better gas mileage than a typical SUV sold in 2008."
The stimulus bill includes "$8 billion for high-speed rail projects, such as a 'magnetic levitation' line from Las Vegas to Disneyland."
Democrats compare the infrastructure programs in the stimulus to the Eisenhower interstate program, "but he proposed a $500 billion highway system, and they're going to put $30 billion" into roads and bridges.
"Even with recent changes, the average hourly wage at General Motors is still $75 an hour."
"Every billion dollars we spend on highway construction results in 47,500 jobs. But the fact is the average American is sitting in traffic 38 hours a year."
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