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Obama pleads for $50 billion in state, local aid

hypocritexposer

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Obama pleads for $50 billion in state, local aid
Says money is needed to avoid 'layoffs of teachers, police and firefighters'

By Lori Montgomery
The Washington Post

Sat., June 12, 2010

WASHINGTON - President Obama urged reluctant lawmakers Saturday to quickly approve nearly $50 billion in emergency aid to state and local governments, saying the money is needed to avoid "massive layoffs of teachers, police and firefighters" and to support the still-fragile economic recovery.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37665192/ns/politics-washington_post/






What happened to the stimulus money, that was working?

July 11, 2009

Obama, in his speech, said the stimulus program is helping state governments save jobs. Were it not for the program, the president said, “state deficits would be nearly twice as large as they are now, resulting in tens of thousands of additional layoffs -- layoffs that would affect police officers, teachers, and firefighters.”
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a0StZd9y2rCY


and the "Jobs Bill" money?

Dec 15, 2009

States would get $23 billion to pay 250,000 teacher salaries and repair school buildings, and $1.2 billion to pay for 5,500 police officers.

States would also get $23.5 billion to help pay their share of federal healthcare programs for the poor.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1613145520091217

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