GOP Challenges Job Stimulus Data Nov 21, 2009
Dan Burton, Indiana Republican. Not everyone was critical of the stimulus, however. (Newsmax)
•Congressmen back extending tax credit Oct 24, 2009
Dan Burton, who represents part of Johnson County. He wants to see the credit made available to all homebuyers and also increased to $15,000 or $16,000. (The Daily Journal)
Holder's Witch Hunt Oct 8, 2009
Attorney General Eric Holder s decision to prosecute CIA personnel is an outrageous act of political theater that has the potential to significantly damage our nation s long-term intelligence gathering capabilities. Despite the Administration s subtle attempts to distance itself from the Justice Department s investigation, anyone in touch with reality knows that the Attorney General could not pursue this destructive end without the President s unmitigated support. (Human Events Online)
CQ: Burton facing tough GOP primary in Indiana Aug 19, 2009
Dan Burton, the opposition should unite behind one candidate ... Dan Burton is accustomed to easy victories. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Truth or consequences Jun 28, 2009
Dan Burton, an Indiana Republican, was equally fierce in questioning McNamee's integrity. He noted inconsistencies between statements McNamee made to newspapers and those he ultimately made to investigators. (FOX61, CT)
Chrysler Plant Funding Dispute Aired With Geithner Mar 28, 2009
U.S. Representative Dan Burton, a Republican whose district includes the site, wants Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to withhold additional aid until Chrysler puts a plan on the table that would make Tipton County whole for costs incurred preparing for the plant. "I strongly believe that no additional taxpayer money should be provided to Chrysler until the dire financial situation facing Tipton County ... is equitably resolved," Burton said in a letter to Geithner on Thursday. (ABC News -- Wire)
Stimulus watchdog says waste is inevitable Mar 20, 2009
Representative Dan Burton, an Indiana Republican, said the industry standard level of fraud is 7 percent, and that would equate to about $55 billion in stimulus dollars wasted. Noting the outcry over $165 million in employee bonuses at bailed-out insurance giant AIG, Burton said $55 billion in stimulus waste and fraud would prompt the American people to "march on the Capitol.". (Boston Globe)
