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From: Bill Wolf12/15/2021 8:12:24 AM
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Stimulus dissonance

All of the Republican governors who opposed the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, which passed in March with only Democratic votes, have accepted the money it allocated to their states. Now, they’re in the awkward position of criticizing the spending while championing programs that rely on the funds. Here are some of their strategies:


Reluctant acceptance: Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota derided the stimulus as a “giant handout” while outlining how she would use nearly $1 billion slated for her state to invest in local water projects and build new day care centers. She said that if she rejected the funds, they would be used by other states. (If a state rejected the money, which none have, it would instead be returned to the Treasury Department.)


Calling it payback for other regulations: Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said the $3.4 billion the state has received so far would go toward infrastructure, transportation and work force retention. He justified it by arguing that the federal government fueled economic disruption with pandemic shutdowns and vaccine and mask mandates that he opposed.


Funding … opposition to mask mandates: Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona has used some of the money for education programs designed to exclude schools with mask mandates. (The Treasury Department warned Ducey in October that the state could lose some of its funds if it did not change the policy.)
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