Louisiana U.S. Representatives in congress, republicans Anh Joseph Cao and Steve Scalise met with port of New Orleans executives and other industry leaders to promote the ports master plan for 2020 reported the New Orleans Times Picayune in an articled published February 18. The story pointed out port CEO Gary LaGrange said the key to job creation and to keep those jobs was more investment in the port by the state and federal governments.
Scalise said money needs to be poured into improving the port because it has been neglected for years by the state. It was noticeable Scalise failed to point out he served in the state legislature during that time. It was also noted that the meeting coincided with President Obama signing the stimulus plan passed by congress and opposed by both Scalise and Cao. Their excuse for not supporting the stimulus plan in congress made them feel inadequate so they met with port officials to push for state and federal help for the port.
The stimulus plan passed by congress will put industry and people to work and ship material thru the port of New Orleans but Scalise said the plan was not responsible at a time when we need to control spending. He was obviously talking about the record deficit spending and debt created by Mr. Bush the last 8 years. The American people can be sure that the next President to control spending and balance the federal budget will be another democrat. Mr. Scalise and Mr. Cao's party have no record to run on when it comes to controlling spending and balancing the budget.
Scalise and Cao may be new republican faces in congress but their ideology still represents the failed policies of the past that has been devastating the country and the people.
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