By Ravi Bhatia – Talk Radio News Service

On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), along with other House members and representatives from various universities, touted the research conducted with money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Also known as the stimulus package, the ARRA allocated $21.5 billion for scientific research, purchasing equipment and science-related construction projects.

“There was a time, if you promise not to tell anybody, when in Washington you had to choose between science and faith, take your pick,” Pelosi said. “And [then] we said, ’science is an answer to our prayers.’ It’s all pretty compatible.”

The university officials universities pointed to the website www.scienceworksforUS.org, which details the stimulus-sponsored research being conducted across the country. ScienceWorksForUS is an initiative of the Association of American Universities, the Association of Land Grant Universities, and the Science Coalition, who together represent 200 research institutions.

Joint Economic Committee Ranking Member Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) says during a hearing Friday that the 10.2% national unemployment rate shows that the stimulus package has not had a very positive effect on the nation. (0:26)

 

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Joint Economic Committee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-Texas) says during a hearing Friday that the stimulus package has failed because unemployment is still rising. (0:13)

 

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Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) says that the latest unemployement numbers – the national rate jumped to 10.2% in October – prove that President Barack Obama was wrong when he said earlier this year that the stimulus package would prevent unemployment from rising above 8%. (:34)

 

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Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) says that the fact that the national unemployment rate is now at 10.2% shows that President Barack Obama’s stimulus package, passed earlier this year, is still not working to create jobs. (:17)

 

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Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) says that Democrats aren’t talking about the fact that their healthcare bill will force a huge financial burden upon states, many of which are currently experiencing massive budget deficits. (:44)

 

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Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) tells reporters during a conference call on Friday that when he went home during the August recess, his constituents told him that they want Congress to focus on creating jobs before anything else. Latta says that one person told him that he doesn’t care about having access to healthcare if he doesn’t have the means of providing for his family. (:35)

 

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Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) explains that each job created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, otherwise known as the stimulus plan, has cost the average American taxpayer over $248,000. (:26)

 

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Talk Radio News Service Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner speaks with Dr. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist with the National Association of Realtors. Yun discusses the first-time home buyer tax credit which was part of the stimulus plan, and how it has positively impacted home sales of late. Yun says that there has never been a better time than now to buy a home, but adds that the time to take advantage of the tax credit is running out. Says Yun, unless his organization can successfully lobby Congress to extend the deadline, home buyers will need to close by the end of November. (4:11)

 

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Talk Radio News Service’s Geoff Holtzman speaks with Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) during the “Hold Their Feet to the Fire” radio row in Washington, D.C. Hoekstra says that due to healthcare reform and energy legislation, Congress probably won’t address immigration reform until 2010 at the earliest. On issues such as the economy and healthcare, the Congressman says that his constituents are urging him to oppose any legislation that would allow for the expansion of government. (6:09)

 

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