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Rep. Schock Seeks Cosponsors to the End the Stimulus Advertisement Act

Washington, Jul 12 -

Signs which advertise projects funded by the “stimulus” bill can cost taxpayers up to $10,000 each. In the state of Illinois, over $650,000 has been sent on these signs. That’s roughly $20 million spent nationwide, without creating one single job. Despite being sold as an infrastructure improvement package, less than 8 percent of the “stimulus” funds went to infrastructure projects, and to add insult to injury, $20 million of that is going to signs. We don’t need to spend taxpayer money on propaganda. The End the Stimulus Advertisement Act, H.R. 5679, would prohibit funding for any additional “stimulus” signs. Additionally, it would require agencies to report on the amount already spent on signs, and would recapture those funds for taxpayers by reducing the agencies administrative expenses by an amount equal to that spent on signs. This money would then be used to help reduce the deficit. The legislation is being offered this week as a YouCut proposal, so your constituents will be able to take part and vote in favor of the bill on the YouCut website. If this garners enough support, it will be offered on the House floor as the YouCut proposal of the week.