Jindal Decides Citizens Of Louisiana Aren’t Worth Being Treated As Human Beings And The State Isn’t Worth Saving.
Jindal to reject $98 million, less than Sanford, Perry
Jindal is rejecting $98 million in stimulus money.
(CNN) — In a budget proposal released Friday afternoon, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal indicated he is only rejecting $98 million of the federal stimulus funds due his state.
That figure is far less than the $700 million South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has indicated he may reject if the federal government does not allow Sanford to use that money to pay down his state's debt.
Jindal, an early GOP critic of the stimulus bill, is specifically rejecting funds aimed at expanding unemployment benefits on the belief his state would have to pick up the tab on the provision in two years.
In the budget proposal released Friday, Jindal emphasized the money he is accepting is temporary and a means to ultimately cutting spending.
"It is very important to understand…that federal stimulus funds are temporary funds. As such, they cannot be thought of as a permanent part of our state’s budget," he said Friday, adding, "Federal stimulus funds give us time to reform how the state runs so we can cut spending, ensure we are spending efficiently, and live within our means."
Jindal's announcement also comes a day after Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he would reject the $555 million in federal funds direct to his state to expand unemployment benefits.
-March 13th, 2009 6:27 pm ET
I guess he thinks that his constituents who are in dire need at this time will have starved to death by the time he's up for re-election - so he won't have to worry about their votes. What a jerk.
That’s just about the scenario. I can’t even wrap my ind around the idea that in a still devastated post-Katrina Louisiana that every cent offered by the Federal government cannot be put to good and productive use in employment, rebuilding and rehabilitation. This guy has to be an ideological madman.
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