Jack Conway Will Do His BEST To Avoid Joe Biden's Talk Of STIMULUS Money This Week In Louisville, Kentucky. I Wonder Why? HHHMMMMM.
Conway to miss Biden appearance in Louisville
By BRUCE SCHREINER
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Democratic Senate candidate Jack Conway will be a no-show during Vice President Joe Biden's visit to a Kentucky manufacturing plant next week to promote the federal stimulus program.
When Biden is in Louisville on Monday touting the stimulus program as a jobs creator, Conway will be in Washington, D.C., with former Sen. Wendell Ford, Conway campaign spokeswoman Allison Haley said Friday. The trip has been planned for weeks, but Haley didn't have details about Conway's visit.
Biden, the nation's second-ranking Democrat, will make his pitch for the stimulus program at the headquarters of GE Appliances & Lighting in Louisville, Conway's hometown.
Conway would welcome President Barack Obama to Kentucky, and that extends to Biden, Haley said.
"He would welcome it as an opportunity to discuss their differences," she said, citing energy and environmental policy and the health care overhaul that Conway says needs to be improved.
Conway, the state's attorney general, is running against Republican Rand Paul for the seat of GOP Sen. Jim Bunning, who is retiring after two terms.
Paul's campaign immediately pounced on Conway's absence at Monday's event, even while linking the Democratic candidate to Obama's administration.
"Jack Conway may try to run away from his own party's leadership, but he can't hide the fact that he would be another rubber stamp for the agenda of Barack Obama," Paul campaign manager Jesse Benton said.
Benton tried to associate Conway with "big government" advocates, blaming them for record budget deficits and the health care overhaul.
Obama was trounced twice in Kentucky during his successful run for the presidency in 2008 - first by Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic primary and by Republican Sen. John McCain in the general election.
Gov. Steve Beshear and U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, both Democrats, plan to join Biden at the GE event, according to a release from the White House.
Yarmuth said he invited Biden to his district to see firsthand how the stimulus program and tax credits for energy-efficient appliances have reinvigorated GE operations at its Appliance Park in Louisville.
"I am thrilled Vice President Biden is visiting Louisville to witness one of the great manufacturing revitalization success stories," Yarmuth said.
The White House release said GE is making a $600 million investment to expand production at Appliance Park. It said the investment was backed by $24.8 million in tax credits that GE received as part of the stimulus to retrofit and retool production for three new lines of energy-efficient products.
GE plans to add some 830 jobs at Appliance Park through 2013, thanks to the new products.
Production of new hybrid electric water heaters is to begin in 2011, followed by the new washers in 2012 and matching driers the following year.
The work force stands at about 4,100 at Appliance Park, down from a peak of nearly 23,000 in the 1970s.
By BRUCE SCHREINER
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Democratic Senate candidate Jack Conway will be a no-show during Vice President Joe Biden's visit to a Kentucky manufacturing plant next week to promote the federal stimulus program.
When Biden is in Louisville on Monday touting the stimulus program as a jobs creator, Conway will be in Washington, D.C., with former Sen. Wendell Ford, Conway campaign spokeswoman Allison Haley said Friday. The trip has been planned for weeks, but Haley didn't have details about Conway's visit.
Biden, the nation's second-ranking Democrat, will make his pitch for the stimulus program at the headquarters of GE Appliances & Lighting in Louisville, Conway's hometown.
Conway would welcome President Barack Obama to Kentucky, and that extends to Biden, Haley said.
"He would welcome it as an opportunity to discuss their differences," she said, citing energy and environmental policy and the health care overhaul that Conway says needs to be improved.
Conway, the state's attorney general, is running against Republican Rand Paul for the seat of GOP Sen. Jim Bunning, who is retiring after two terms.
Paul's campaign immediately pounced on Conway's absence at Monday's event, even while linking the Democratic candidate to Obama's administration.
"Jack Conway may try to run away from his own party's leadership, but he can't hide the fact that he would be another rubber stamp for the agenda of Barack Obama," Paul campaign manager Jesse Benton said.
Benton tried to associate Conway with "big government" advocates, blaming them for record budget deficits and the health care overhaul.
Obama was trounced twice in Kentucky during his successful run for the presidency in 2008 - first by Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic primary and by Republican Sen. John McCain in the general election.
Gov. Steve Beshear and U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, both Democrats, plan to join Biden at the GE event, according to a release from the White House.
Yarmuth said he invited Biden to his district to see firsthand how the stimulus program and tax credits for energy-efficient appliances have reinvigorated GE operations at its Appliance Park in Louisville.
"I am thrilled Vice President Biden is visiting Louisville to witness one of the great manufacturing revitalization success stories," Yarmuth said.
The White House release said GE is making a $600 million investment to expand production at Appliance Park. It said the investment was backed by $24.8 million in tax credits that GE received as part of the stimulus to retrofit and retool production for three new lines of energy-efficient products.
GE plans to add some 830 jobs at Appliance Park through 2013, thanks to the new products.
Production of new hybrid electric water heaters is to begin in 2011, followed by the new washers in 2012 and matching driers the following year.
The work force stands at about 4,100 at Appliance Park, down from a peak of nearly 23,000 in the 1970s.
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I thought it was humorous that when President Obama came to Central Ohio last week, Bill O'Reilley and Beck were in town for their show that night.
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