In 2009, as Rep. Paul D. 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.
Ryan’s letters to the energy secretary praising the energy initiatives
as he sought a portion of the funding are in sharp contrast to the House
Budget Committee chairman’s image as a Tea Party favorite adamantly
opposed to federal spending on such programs.
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