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Robin Carnahan on Budget & Economy
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2008 bank bailout helped Wall Street, not ordinary people
Carnahan criticized Blunt for his role in a 2008 bill bailing out troubled financial institutions, suggesting that it demonstrated a willingness to help Wall Street more than ordinary people. "Congressman Blunt time and again is on the side of
Wall Street. He can figure out every rationale to give bailouts to Wall Street, he can say that it was great that it helped our economy--he's said it over and over again," Carnahan said. "But as I travel around our state, it hasn't helped.
Source: Kansas City Star coverage of 2010 Missouri Senate debate
Oct 15, 2010
TARP financial bailout let banks run wild
"I've been in Jefferson City while Congressman Blunt has been in Washington," she said. "To me, if you put somebody in charge of something for 14 years and they don't get the job done, you fire that person."Carnahan took some positions to
Blunt's right: Promising to ban spending earmarks, for example, and criticizing the financial bailout known as TARP. "Congressman, you were there to let these banks run wild," Carnahan said. "You were there to bail them out with
$700 billion of our money."
Recent reports estimate the actual cost of the TARP program at much less than that,
Blunt pointed out, adding the bipartisan program prevented financial calamity. "It was a plan that worked," he said. "Hopefully, we'll never get in that situation again."
Source: Kansas City Star coverage of 2010 Missouri Senate debate
Oct 14, 2010
Ban earmarks; end corporate giveaways; enact pay-as-you go
Q: What are your top three spending priorities?A: While Missouri families have been tightening their belts, Washington continues to waste billions. I have laid out a plan to restore fiscal responsibility to Washington by banning earmarks, ending
corporate giveaways and enacting tough rules like pay-as-you go and spending caps. For 14 years Missouri families have been paying the bill for Rep. Blunt's corporate giveaways, bailouts, and wasteful earmarks that have gone to help his campaign donors.
Source: League of Women Voters 2010 Candidate Questionnaire
Aug 11, 2010
Heart of our economy is Main Street--not Wall Street
Robin Carnahan understands that the heart of our economy is on Main Street--not Wall Street--and the importance of the jobs created by small business and the purchasing power of middle America. Robin has the commonsense values we need to ensure the
mistakes of the past are not repeated.Robin Carnahan understands the urgency of restoring accountability and fiscal responsibility to government and has a proven record of working across the aisle to get things done for Missourians.
Source: Campaign website, www.robincarnahan.com, "Issues"
Dec 25, 2009
Supports the stimulus bill.
Carnahan supports the F2A survey question on cap-and-trade
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The Faith2Action survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the stimulus bill) '
Source: Faith2Action Survey 10-FF-q11 on Sep 19, 2010
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