In another public relations battle with the AP, the White House says the wire service left out “the full facts” in an examination of stimulus claims that the AP called “a collection of rosy projections that ignore many of the challenges, pitfalls and economic realities.”
On the White House blog, Liz Oxhorn, the White House’s Recovery Act communications director, disputed six of the AP’s conclusions — most of which say the White House is too optimistic about the Recovery Act.
On doubling renewable energy manufacturing capacity, for example, Oxhorn wrote: “Here, the AP does not doubt that we will make our goal, but instead denigrates the significance of it. Nevertheless, we believe that compared to the last decade in which we’ve fallen severely behind, more renewable energy manufacturing in America is a good thing.”
Similarly, she wrote about cutting the cost of solar power, “While the AP’s expert says ‘there was too much uncertainty in the world to make such a prediction,’ this doesn’t fundamentally change the ability for our goal to be achieved.” She also addressed genetic mapping, high-speed rail, health information technology and electric vehicles.
“No doubt, there may be varying opinions as we transform the American economy,” Oxhorn concluded. “That’s what innovation is all about — a wealth of good ideas. But based on the facts we’ve laid out above and in the report, there’s no reason to believe that with dedication and resources America can’t achieve these ambitious goals we’ve set.”
Jack Stokes, an AP spokesman, responded in a statement to POLITICO: "Our story provides context that is severely lacking in an administration report that takes the rosiest possible view of its own stimulus program." - Politico Story
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