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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster

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To: Bill who wrote (6333)2/3/2009 2:19:37 PM
From: pompsander  Read Replies (1) of 103300
 
GOP governors press Congress to pass stimulus bill
Breaking with congressional Republicans, GOP governors back Obama on stimulus plan

BETH FOUHY
AP News

Jan 31, 2009 21:30 EST

Most Republican governors have broken with their GOP colleagues in Congress and are pushing for passage of President Barack Obama's economic aid plan that would send billions to states for education, public works and health care.

Their state treasuries drained by the financial crisis, governors would welcome the money from Capitol Hill, where GOP lawmakers are more skeptical of Obama's spending priorities.

The 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, planned to meet in Washington this weekend with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and other senators to press for her state's share of the package.
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