Matt Gaetz Welcomes Crist to the Panhandle by Bashing the Stimulus

With Gov. Charlie Crist in the Panhandle on Thursday night, Marco Rubios team made sure there was a Republican to respond to his rival in the U.S. Senate race. The Rubio team called on Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Shalimar, to bash Crist for backing President Barack Obamas federal stimulus.

When Charlie Crist endorsed the stimulus, he promised Floridians it would create more than 200,000 jobs, said Gaetz. Today, 18 months later, instead of creating 200,000 jobs, nearly 200,000 Floridians have lost their jobs.

"While campaigning in Pensacola today, Governor Crist should take a moment to explain to the more than 1 million Floridians who are unemployed, what happened to his promise of stimulus jobs, added Gaetz.