Rep John Carter | My Amplog

“Phantom” districts in Texas receiving stimulus money

WACO - More than�$6.4 Billion in Federal Economic Stimulus money is going to 440 congressional districts that do not exist.

Seven of the “phantom” districts, as they are being called, are in Texas. The most recent stimulus report on recovery.gov shows more than�$14 million supposedly creating 98 jobs in places that do not exist.

“We know there’s money being spent and�if we can’t trust the direction as to where it was spent, how can we trust what it was spent [on], or how it was spent?”�Carter said.� “I keep asking about this, because quite frankly we’re spending ourselves into the poor house.” Read more at www.kxxv.com