Perry rejects $555 million in federal stimulus money
By ALAN BERNSTEIN
Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle
March 12, 2009, 3:21PM
Gov. Rick Perry today told the federal government that Texas doesn’t want $555 million to expand benefits for the unemployed in exchange for widening the program to include part-time workers.
Gov. Perry isn't the only reactionary:
S.C. governor spurns stimulus
By John O'Connor and James Rosen
McClatchy Newspapers
Originally published March 12, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Page modified March 12, 2009 at 1:13 AM
Sanford turned down the federal money despite new data showing that his state's unemployment rate had risen to 10.4 percent, the second-highest in the country.
"We don't think it's a good idea to spend money that you don't have," Sanford said in Columbia.
Claiming the stimulus money would destabilize South Carolina's economy, Sanford said, "We need to look longer term and much more holistically at the notion of economic stimulus."
Asked how he could reject federal money when his state's unemployment rate was cresting 10 percent, he responded: "There will be no immediate answer. ... Reforming state government: That can lead to job growth in the state."
Charlie Black, a prominent Republican consultant who was a senior adviser to Sen. John McCain's losing White House campaign last year, said Sanford's TV appearances and chairmanship of the Republican Governors Association have heightened his visibility.
"His brand of conservatism emphasizing fiscal conservatism is very popular with our grass roots," Black said.
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