The latest coming from Politico.com's Glenn Thrush states Gov. Mark Sanford is still defiant over the stimulus money, even going as far to say he's not excepting certain monies.
"South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who says he'll reject federal unemployment cash and funding for green buildings in the stimulus, is taking a victory lap at the Republican Governor's Association dinner tonight, Politico's Charles Mahtesian reports.
"I think Republican governors are doing what should have been done by the United States Congress," said Sanford, speaking to a crowd that included 16 of 22 GOP governors -- but not ardently pro-stimulus Arnold."
Seeing all of this, I want to remind people of what our esteemed GOPher governor did in his years as congressman. Let's review, shall we?
In 2000, before Hurricane Katrina, our then-congressman Sanford voted on a bill known as the Water Resources Development Act. This public law provided funds needed to impove certain areas of our ecosystem across the country.
Approval of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) as a framework and guide for modifications to the Central and Southern Florida Project needed to restore the south Florida ecosystem and to provide for the other water-related needs of the region
Authorization to construct four pilot projects (two pilot projects already authorized in WRDA 99)
Authorization to construct ten initial projects needed to provide, in the short term, system-wide water quality and flow distribution benefits as well as an adaptive assessment and monitoring program
Authorization for a Programmatic Authority to implement small restoration projects (less than $25 million)
Even the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers touted the act signing a success, bringing in billions of dollars for needed projects and providing numerous jobs across the country while saving others.
It had strong bipartisian support. But there were two GOPhers against this... Can you guess one of them?
That's right... Congressman Mark Sanford. He's no stranger to sticking it to the little guys and finding ways to keep people jobless.
Keep voting in people like this, S.C. It makes us look SOOOOOOOOO good to the rest of the nation.
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