Honorable Todd Tiahrt
United States Representative, Kansas, Republican
Representative Tiahrt, of the Fourth District of Kansas, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994. He served in the Kansas Senate from 1992 to 1994. He sits on the Appropriations Committee and the Select Committee on Intelligence. The following is from the December 16, 2009, House floor debate on H.R. 2847, the Jobs for Main Street Act. Ten months ago we stood here and told you the stimulus bill would not help the economy recover. We told you it would not work because the $787 billion plus interest would only grow the size of government. You…