Brian Beutler flags the newest inductee into the Republican Party's Hypocrisy Hall of Fame: freshman GOP Rep. Bobby Schilling, who voted for the Republican Party's spending cut bill, but is counting on the Senate to restore funding for a key transportation project in his district.
In his first interview since voting to eliminate a $230 million federal grant to build an Amtrak line from Chicago to Iowa City, U.S. Rep. Bobby Schilling sat down with News 8 to discuss his decision, and how he thinks that rail service through the Quad Cities could still eventually happen.
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Schilling said he's certain when the budget comes back to the U.S. House from the Senate, a lot of the items eliminated from the budget will return.
"I don't believe it's dead," he said. But when asked if he would fight for its survival if it returns, he said, "I'm going to take a good hard look at it."
"Durbin and [Sen.] Mark Kirk aren't going to let a lot of this stuff flow through, and then it's going to come back and then we break it down on an individual basis," he said. "You know, that's just how the process works."
Keep in mind this is just one example of what's going on throughout the GOP caucus. They talk a big game about austerity, but when it comes to their own back yard, they want to have it both ways -- and they want you to pay the price.