Psst, wingnuts, Romney appeared with Clinton to condemn congressional republicans

[cali]

Paul Ryan And Mitt Romney At Odds On Funding AmeriCorps

Posted: 08/13/2012 3:07 pm



WASHINGTON -- In 1995, congressional Republicans wanted to eliminate federal money for national service programs like AmeriCorps. Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee argued that with the country then facing a $200 million deficit, taxpayers couldn't afford President Bill Clinton's $1.1 billion request to fund the programs.

To bolster his case, Clinton turned to an influential Republican ally on the issue: Mitt Romney.

At the time, Romney was on the board of the Boston-based City Year, an AmeriCorps program that allows young people to spend a year serving their communities and learning about civic leadership. Through Bain Capital, Romney helped provide private funds for the program.

On Sept. 12, 1995, Romney and Clinton appeared in Washington, D.C., together and condemned congressional Republicans for trying to get rid of federal funding for the programs.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/13/paul-ryan-mitt-romney-americorps_n_1773069.html?utm_hp_ref=elections-2012

[arcane1]

1. Haha! This needs to be on FR

Standing side by side with the great satan himself!!!