Biden Laughs At Ryan: ‘He Sent Me Two Letters’ For Stimulus Money

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Vice President Biden shot back at Paul Ryan’s accusation against the administration’s stimulus program, in which Ryan alleged that money was wrongly funneled to campaign contributors.

“An investigative committees spent months and months. They found no evidence of cronyism,” Biden said. “I love my friend. I’m not allowed to show letters, but go on our website — he sent me two letters, ‘By the way, can you send me some stimulus money for companies in the state of Wisconsin?'”

When Ryan said that he was working on behalf of constituents applying for grants, Biden laughed at him.

“I love that,” Biden said. “This is a bad program, and he writes me a letter: ‘The reason we need this stimulus, it will create growth and jobs.’ His words. And now he is sitting here.”

 

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