Apparently tired of all the Republicans taking credit for a bill they voted against, the White House

[riversedge]

BREAKING: Apparently tired of all the Republicans taking credit for a bill they voted against, the White House announced that they’re putting President Biden’s name on hundreds of thousands of signs for infrastructure projects across the country.

“PROJECT FUNDED BY PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW.”

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Biden is putting his name on economic progress, but will voters just drive right by?

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/04/politics/biden-signs-claim-credit-for-economy/index.html


Kevin Liptak
By Kayla Tausche and Kevin Liptak, CNN
Published 12:00 PM EDT, Fri August 4, 2023
The Hamilton/Labree Roads Groundwater Contamination site has received Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to continue implementation of the cleanup remedy for the first operable unit at the site.
The Hamilton/Labree Roads Groundwater Contamination site has received Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to continue implementation of the cleanup remedy for the first operable unit at the site.
Courtesy White House Infrastructure Implementation Office
Washington CNN —

The Montgomery Locks and Dam near Pittsburgh is in the midst of a $857 million upgrade to ensure water levels in the Upper Ohio River are high enough for large cargo ships to pass through.

On a grassy roadside nearby, a white sign announces who’s behind the work: “Project funded by President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.”

For Biden, taking credit for an improving economy — including the jobs and growth made possible by the trillion-dollar public works law — has become a political imperative, one that will help determine whether he is reelected to a second term next year. Even as Democrats relish a recent hot streak of positive economic data, they acknowledge it won’t benefit Biden politically unless voters begin to associate him with the improvements.

The White House office responsible for the infrastructure signage says there will be hundreds of thousands of signs claiming credit for projects made possible by the 2021 law, many of which are just now getting started. The same sign is posted near a road improvement project in Wisconsin and a border crossing in Arizona. Even where the work isn’t obvious, there are signs. At a large empty field in Montana, a sign announces a Superfund site is being cleaned up thanks to the law. ...........................

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. This NEEDS to be done.

Nobody would see it, but one could be put a few hundred yards from my house, where there's a big coil of fiber optic cable waiting to be hoisted up the electric company's poles.

[lapucelle]

2. MAGA crybabies on twitter are claiming that the signs "musta cost $10,000 each".

[Dave Bowman]

7. Idiots. nt

[central scrutinizer]

16. Same idiots who wanted to name everything after Reagan

[LuckyLib]

44. I still call it Washington National.

Ronnie Raygun’s name everywhere was heavily lobbied by Nancy. 🤮

[BlueKota]

57. I still refer to him as 666

[Pacifist Patriot]

70. Same!

[OMGWTF]

76. Me too.

[TomDaisy]

37. Trump requires food aid boxes to come with a letter from him

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/01/trump-letter-food-aid-boxes-424230


The Agriculture Department last week began mandating that millions of boxes of surplus food for needy families include a letter from President Donald Trump claiming credit for the program.

The USDA’s $4 billion Farmers to Families Food Box Program has distributed more than 100 million boxes to those in need since May, with the aim of redirecting meat, dairy and produce that might normally go to restaurants and other food-service businesses. But organizations handing out the aid complain the program is now being used to bolster Trump’s image a month before a high-stakes election — and some even have refused to distribute them.

“In my 30 years of doing this work, I’ve never seen something this egregious,” said Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, executive director of the Ohio Association of Food Banks. “These are federally purchased boxes.”

...

The move is the latest example of Trump using the levers of government and taxpayer dollars for self-promotion as he runs for re-election. In the early months of the crisis, the president enclosed letters with his signature to millions of Americans getting stimulus money stemming from a congressional aid package — and made sure his name was printed on the checks. His health department is now rushing to push out a $300 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign promoting the administration’s coronavirus response.

[Marcuse]

62. And he held up stimulus checks so they'd bear his signature.

“Internal emails obtained by ABC News give an inside look at the scramble to add Trump’s name just days before payments started going out in the middle of a presidential election year,” Gittleson reported. “The documents provide a glimpse behind the scenes as the Trump administration sought to take credit for the payments.”

The unprecedented decision to add Trump’s name to the checks as he was running for re-election generated significant criticism. Some critics considered it a branding tactic no different than what Trump had done with his hotels and golf courses. But as ABC News reported, there were also significant concerns that the process of adding Trump’s name would delay the distribution of checks to millions of Americans, many of whom had recently become unemployed as a result of the pandemic.

https://www.rcfp.org/trump-covid-checks-abc-news/

[TomDaisy]

63. yes

[yonder]

38. And in their world of good ole boy, no-bid contracts, they would cost that.

[Javaman]

40. That's because that is what the right wing price gougers

Charge them! 😂😂

[Bluethroughu]

58. They cost less than wiping Maga shit off the walls of the Capital!

[Lochloosa]

65. I buy these types of signs all the time. Maybe two Grand. And that includes the installation.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. They should

also include

YOUR REP “xxxx” VOTED AGAINST THIS INVESTMENT IN YOUR AREA.

[Think. Again.]

6. Yes.

[Pencougar1]

21. Yah, my thought exactly

Let those idiots get "woke" about who is really doing this.

[zipplewrath]

24. I was thinking the same thing

A few TV commercials as well.

"Project XXX underway was opposed by your representative.

[Fla Dem]

25. Even better!

[treestar]

48. +1

The Democratic candidate should always point that out!

[Bluethroughu]

59. Let the public know if they supported it or not!

Most likely not!

[NowISeetheLight]

71. Yes

That sign should definitely be added.

[TheBlackAdder]

74. THIS! 👍

[uponit7771]

75. +1

[bucolic_frolic]

4. LOL YES! Way to go!!!

[Initech]

5. Nice! The MAGA haters can go get fucked!

[Dave Bowman]

11. They sure can!

Damn stupid jerks, all of them.

[albacore]

8. Great idea! One small suggestion...

There is a lot of words on that sign. Those people don't do words.
Might I suggest.. "Biden is doing this".

[Takket]

10. Or one of those "I did that" Biden stickers that vandals put on gas pumps.

[Duppers]

56. 👍

[Hekate]

9. ABOUT TIME!

[onetexan]

49. THIS!!☝️👏😎

[dchill]

51. Indeed!

[Brainfodder]

12. Good idea, got another one....

Put Biden on a new first class universal stamp series!

A reminder that Biden IS President and TFG is just a guy a guy ONE SHITTY excuse for a guy by most measures?



I got ideas, just no funding...

Civil War breaks out, I can see "The Villages" rushing M-A-L in a frenzy all at once, at least in my director's cut.

[COL Mustard]

35. What would happen

When all their scooters run out of battery at the same time?


🤣🤣🤣

[Brainfodder]

54. Since I am sure they have great survival skills....

All found dead with bears just licking them?

Ya see the bears found them so detestable...

It's all about the salt at that point?

[question everything]

13. About time! Obama had his name, or his program, on projects in 2009.

[justgamma]

47. That was so funny!!

One puke wanted people to send pictures of all the signs so he could point out all the waste. People started to point out that the signs meant someone had a job and all the signs meant that Obama's bill was working.

They really can't think anything through.

[Recycle_Guru]

14. KUDOS to them! 2024 is going to be a wild election season--not in a good way

I really think Trying mp and his allies are playing for all the marbles and his time--they are intent on ending democracy; freedom and civil rights for women and people of color and a dismantling of the federal bureaucracy.

[Beachnutt]

15. Needs to be noted on the sign

Republicans voted against this project
and list their names.

[Grokenstein]

41. There we go! Yes, list the opponents! n/t

[Mopar151]

45. On the sign by the sign!

Brought to you by your local Democratic Party. "Senator Schmidtface (R) votes NO!"

[vlyons]

17. So glad my president is one smart cookie!

[mgardener]

18. Elise Stefanik R-NY 21

Regularly takes credit for monies sent to our district from bills she has foted against.

[AverageOldGuy]

19. In my red rural VA county . . .

. . . there are folks still on dial-up internet service. A few areas have fiber optic with broadband.

As soon as the infrastructure money was released, crews showed up running fiber down every road in the county, putting connection drops are every driveway. By the end of this year every residence and building in the county will have fiber within 100 feet except for a few with long driveways. The company providing broadband service already is being overrun with installation orders.

Then, our Republican Congressman Rob Wittman -- who voted against the infrastructure bill -- showed up in his hard hat and safety yellow vest taking credit for everything.

We need several of those signs.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

42. If I'd had a traitor thug rep try that in my neighborhood

I'd be marching down there and loudly asking what he's doing there after he voted against it.

But I live in a sane district with an awesome D rep. So when he shows up for things like that, I try to drop by to cheer him on.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

46. Next to every project's "Built by Biden" sign should be a white sign with blue lettering

stating that their congressman (insert name here) voted against the bill. Adding a quote from his argument against the bill would be a nice touch.

The DNC can fund these signs so the Repugs won't be able to say, "He's using taxpayer money for political purposes."

[Lunabell]

20. Too bad they didn't give credit to Dark Brandon.

Maybe they'd give him credit.

[Polly Hennessey]

22. About time we started taking credit for

actually getting things done.

[Fla Dem]

23. Yes! Yes! Yes! It's about time!!!!! MAGA Republicans are grifters.

[Grins]

26. Sorry. NOT IMPRESSED. At all.

The bill passed in August 2021.
And two YEARS, almost to the damn day, they are getting around to doing this?

Why is this so late?

This is the kind of political nucleotides that should be part of the political DNA of every Democratic member of a legislative body.

It’s so BASIC it should have been in the planning BEFORE the proposed bill was even submitted, and executed the moment the bill passed.

Why is this so late? Because Democrats are “tired of all the Republicans taking credit for a bill they voted against?”

No. Bad basic politicking.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

43. Oh FFS

Do you realize that it takes time to apply for the bill's money, have it approved, get permits fully cleared and other legalities straightened out before these projects can get started?

No?

Well, now you do.

Sheesh.

[Grins]

77. Oh FFS back!

Actually - I do.

I live in DC and have been involved in government contracting and major program for 35-years. I'm very familiar with the budget process. It can move amazingly fast given the will and direction.

All of this should have been budgeted and blocked in the bill BEFORE the damn bill was even signed!

The bill was proposed in March 2021, introduced in the House in early June, and signed into law 15-weeks later in November. Warrants for the spending were at the Treasury 30-days later, and ready to go in either December or January 2022 (at the latest.)

In early Feb 2022 the first Republican took credit with his constituents for the bill he voted against. Many more followed.

It is now 21-months since the bill was signed. And just now they are PLANNING to come out with how to promote it? Political malpractice.

[ArnoldLayne]

27. He should get credit for all the Infrastructure Projects

he passed and got enacted.

[Cha]

28. Excellent.. TY & Pres Biden!

[Hortensis]

29. Good! Should make a positive difference.

I regret the ignorance and low level of general involvement, though, that makes it desirable to ignore that congressional Democrats ran on and worked for years to create and pass the infrastructure bills President Biden signed. (And 80M Democrats voted for. )

KISS is a pathetic necessity for what is supposed to be an educated, empowered, at least minimally engage populace.

They and we all did it. Because of who and what we are.

[TexasBushwhacker]

30. Well, if it was bipartisan, at least SOME Republicans voted for it n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

31. Good! I remember seeing these signs all around Philly almost 15 years ago

and it's good that Pres. Biden is taking it one more step to name names!

[C Moon]

32. The gop will investigate in 3-2-1...

[COL Mustard]

33. Excellent! Put these signs up

Particularly in states like Alabama and Mississippi, where it’ll really rub their Congress critters wrong.

[CaptainTruth]

34. Definitely an improvement in messaging!

We need to do more of this.

[orthoclad]

36. Keep it simple:

"Courtesy of The Swamp"

[NoMoreRepugs]

39. Joe B a man of action and accomplishments - mangoBoy just full of shit.

[bringthePaine]

50. 'bout time, eh?👍🥳

[StarryNite]

52. Excellent!

[fierywoman]

53. Call me vicious, but I'd like the sign to continue to read:

"The bill that YOUR representative, "X", voted against."

[iamateacher]

55. Finally

It is about time!

[czarjak]

60. Jodey Arrington, come on down. You POS loving impervious imbicile.

"We still have Jesus." I dare you to show me if ANYONE has a dumber CongressPerson.

[Oopsie Daisy]

61. "... AND OPPOSED BY YOUR SENATOR."

[dflprincess]

64. The sign is great but, in some districts, I'd suggest they add

" Your representative and senator(s) voted against this project."

[Blue Owl]

66. Choke on it, fuckers

[calimary]

67. YES!!!!! YEEEESSSSSS!!!

HELL Yes!!!

As my mom and dad used to say, if you don’t toot your own horn, nobody’s gonna toot it for ya.

[Beartracks]

68. Part of the standard Republican playbook.

Vote against something that's gonna pass anyway, so you can boast that you voted against "big spending" -- then grab the golden shovel at the groundbreaking in your home district and take all the credit for the project and the jobs.

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[OhioTim]

69. I've Been Complaining

about this for a long time. In Ohio, every time a big project starts, there will be a sign with the governor's name on it. If it's a big project, the governor will be there. Biden should have officials from the appropriate department at every groundbreaking across the nation, and available to the press. And make the sign bigger!

[cannabis_flower]

72. I'd like to see...

It mentioned who voted against it…. Like Ted Cruz voted against this bill etc.

[NH Ethylene]

73. What a great idea!

Dems finally understanding that messaging is everything.