Rehberg Jobless Tour Continues

Another day on the jobless tour, more apologies for layoffs from Congressman Rehberg

Helena, Mont. – To kick off his jobless tour, Congressman Rehberg voted last week to lay off senior services providers in Missoula, and now he’s apologizing for votes that could cost more jobs for weather and health care workers.

Ted Dick, Executive Director of the Montana Democratic Party, had this to say about Congressman Rehberg’s jobless tour:

“If Congressman Rehberg is going to use this tour to apologize for layoffs, maybe he should cut it short. He might think these photo opportunities will help his campaign, but he's not doing anything to help create jobs in Montana.”

“It’s time for Congressman Rehberg to drop the hollow campaign rhetoric, and to start working together in Washington DC to create jobs in Montana."

A recent story in the Missoulian reported that Rehberg was clueless about the jobs lost through his appropriations vote last week: “Rehberg said he was 'so sorry' to see the cuts, but couldn't speak specifically to the five-person job loss they could bring the Missoula Aging Services.”

The Flathead Beacon cites a report from the National Association of Community Health Centers which shows that Rehberg’s cuts could cost 54 jobs at Community Health Centers in Montana. Rehberg gave a perplexing response when asked about the cuts: “There is no cut in community health center funding,” Rehberg said.