In 2009, as Representative Paul Ryan was railing against President Obama's $787 billion stimulus package as a "wasteful spending spree," he wrote at least four letters to Obama's secretary of energy asking that millions of dollars from the program be granted to a pair of Wisconsin conservation groups, according to documents obtained by The Globe.
The advocacy appeared to pay off; both groups were awarded the economic recovery funds -- one receiving a $20 million grant to help thousands of local businesses and homes improve their energy efficiency, agency documents show. [...]
The documents show that Ryan's attempts to take advantage of the stimulus funds even after he voted against them was more expansive than previously reported.
Yep. Just another Republican holding up a tea party protest sign with one hand while accepting a gigantic novelty stimulus check with the other hand.