Republican Congressman Aaron Schock's constituents oppose Obama's spending bill 1,400 to 0
by Eric DonderoA Republican Congressman from Illinois? Yes, they still exist. And recently elected fiscal conservative Rep. Aaron Schock of Peoria is now the newest member of the US Congress. (Special election to fill the Ray Lahood seat resulting from Obama's selection of Lahood as Transportation Sec.) At 23, he's also the youngest member of Congress.
His district is worldwide headquarters for Caterpillar.
According to NR's Corner, Obama pulled a fast one on Schock by inviting him to a recent visit to a Catepillar plant in his District, then turning around and urging the audience to tell their Congressman to support the so-called "Stimulus."
Here's the exchange according to Politico, 1/13:Rep. Aaron Schock, a Republican who voted against the stimulus package and whose district includes Caterpillar headquarters, was seated in the audience.After the meeting, not a single one of the Caterpillar plant workers came forward to tell Schock to back down on his opposition.
“Congressman Schock, where is he?” Obama said, asking him to stand up.
“Aaron's still trying to make up his mind about our recovery package,” Obama said, drawing laugher from the workers and residents in the crowd. “We know that all of you are going to talk to him after our event, because he's a very talented young man. I've got great confidence in him to do the right thing for the people of Peoria.”
Schlock speaking on the House floor, via Weekly Standard:
I found it very interesting that after the president finished his speech and I stayed around, not one employee at that facility approached me and asked me to vote for this bill. In fact, I have received over 1,400 phone calls, e-mails, and letters from Caterpillar employees alone asking me to oppose this legislation.Predictably, after he made that comment, Leftist bloggers organized a nationwide effort to slam his office with phone calls, notably of individuals outside of his district. But Schock held firm, as one of 178 House Republicans to vote "No."
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