Does Congressman Hayes actually do anything?

Nearly $3 million sought from the federal government for projects in Cabarrus County was left out of a budget approved by the U.S. House 2 weeks ago.

The omitted funding includes money for Kannapolis to improve N.C. 3 near the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis. Without the money, the city could have to find public funding for the biotech center's immediate needs, City Manager Mike Legg said.

Other projects whose funding wasn't approved include improvements at Concord Regional Airport and improved radio equipment for local law enforcement officials.

Local leaders were depending on U.S. Rep. Robin Hayes, a Concord Republican who put the earmarks in budget bills that were going through the budget writing process last year.

But Republicans didn't pass all the spending bills for this year before Democrats took control of the House and Senate last month.

Robin Hayes, a Concord Republican blames Democrats of course but fails to mention that last year's "do-nothing" Republican Congress failed to pass 80 percent of the Appropriations bills and, instead, dumped them on the new Congress.

If they had actually done some work all the spending bills would have been passed before Democrats took over.

Democrats have a good reason not to approve the spending. They say they are dedicated to restoring fiscal discipline and eliminating the Republican deficits. That means making some tough, yet responsible, choices. By creating a record deficit of 9 trillion dollars republicans have taken out a monstrous loan from our grandchildren. Someone has to clean up that mess and clearly the new Congress understands that.

So the question is: What has Robin Hayes been doing in Congress to earn the $165,000 we pay him each year?

Turns out he gives post offices new names.
During his whole career Hayes has introduced a total of 42 bills or resolutions in the House and only four have gone on to become public law. Of the four bills he's introduced or sponsored in the past 8 years that have been signed into law, three of them have been to rename buildings after people. Keep in mind that in this whole time period Republicans controlled Congress.

Isn't it time for a Congressman that cares about his constituents?
Apparently 49.86% of the voters in the last election thought so. Now if we can only get 0.3% more in 2008 everything will be alright.

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