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I’ve sent emails to all my senators & reps - all demorats. This is the only reply I’ve received:

“Thank you for writing regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). I appreciate your confidence in me and for your time to write.

“The ARRA is designed to ease the pain as our state and nation deal with our troubled economy. I supported this act because the cost of inaction is far too great. Our country is facing a crisis. In Oregon alone, the unemployment rates are a staggering 9%.

“The ARRA includes support for the foundations of our economy with unparalleled accountability measures built in. The bill includes targeted funding support for: education for the 21st century; clean, efficient, American energy; modernizing roads, bridges, transit and waterways, lowering healthcare costs; saving public sector jobs, creating new public sector jobs, and protecting vital services; transforming our economy with science and technology; helping workers hurt by the economy; tax cuts to make work pay and create jobs.

“Our district will receive targeted funds that we so desperately need. By helping our schools with underfunded budgets we promise a future of highly trained individuals. By helping our small businesses now we keep dinner on the table for countless of our neighbors. And by rebuilding our outdated infrastructure we create new jobs for the unemployed and make Oregon more globally competitive.

“I understand that the ARRA comes at a high cost. However, the cost of doing nothing is far too great. Indeed, economists testifying before my budget committee stated that our long term ability to deal with our debt burden would be much worse if we allow the nations economy to sink without any support. We must be active in promoting our economy and stabilizing the United States as a model to the world.

“Thank you again for contacting me and should you have any further questions or concerns, please contact my office by calling (202) 225-5711 or 1-877-301-KURT.

“Sincerely,

KURT SCHRADER

Member of Congress”

The ‘z’was in font size 60 - what a twerp!

“I understand that the ARRA comes at a high cost. However, the cost of doing nothing is far too great. [The "cost" of doing nothing is the economy correcting it's self within 6 months---Ann Coulter and many well respected economists---ed]

Indeed, economists testifying before my budget committee stated that our long term ability to deal with our debt burden would be much worse if we allow the nations economy to sink without any support. [True, but this bill is not support, it is the shoring up of the democrat voter base--ed]

We must be active in promoting our economy and stabilizing the United States as a model to the world.

Then why don't you do that instead of spending all this money on pork and for the growth of the DNC???

Dr. Zoo, I bring your attention to the blatant misuse of the letter "Z."