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Since Sister Sarah and her exposure was brought up in some of the threads today--ironically she showed up in D.C today (packing the family with her) to lobby for the stimulus package and to make sure Alaska got its share of the pork....
I suppose with their benefactor Senator Stevens out of the picture their pork barrel is running dry... :wink:
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she will attend an exclusive club dinner in Washington this weekend because it could offer her an audience with President Obama.
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A dinner Friday night at the home of financier Fred Malek also will give her a chance to lobby congressional leaders, like Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., about Alaska issues regarding the federal stimulus package, she said.
I suppose with their benefactor Senator Stevens out of the picture their pork barrel is running dry... :wink:
GOP Governors Press Congress to Pass Stimulus Bill
Saturday, January 31, 2009 11:16 AM
NEW YORK – 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, scheduled meetings 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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This past week the bipartisan National Governors Association called on Congress to quickly pass the plan.