Turner who is a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee, said "Supporters of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act said the purpose of this legislation was to create thousands of new jobs across the country,"
“However, in the case of NCR, stimulus funds may have played a role as part of a package to lure away approximately 2,000 jobs from other states including Ohio. I believe this is an inappropriate use of stimulus funds and violates the spirit of the law."
In May, NCR announced that it was moving it's Dayton, Ohio, headquarters to the Atlanta area and taking more than 1,000 jobs with it.
OMB is charged with coordinating with federal agencies to report on the use and implementation of federal stimulus funding.
Turner asked Nabors if this was an appropriate use of federal recovery act dollars. Nabors responded that the use of federal recovery dollars to lure NCR Corporation from Ohio "is disturbing” and “does not sound like an appropriate use of recovery dollars.”
Turner and House Republican Leader John Boehner sent a letter to President Barack Obama on June 3, asking if this was an appropriate use of federal recovery act dollars. The Administration has not yet responded to the letter.
Turner said, "Ohio has faced significant economic challenges with the loss of thousands of jobs across the state. The closure of NCR’s worldwide headquarters represents further economic losses for Ohio and the Miami Valley region. I do not believe backers of the stimulus bill intended to use taxpayer dollars to entice corporations to leave one state in favor of another."
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