SC State House Votes to Take Stimulus Monies
March 9, 2009 by Gary Coats
Filed under News
That’s right, $350M Budget Stabilization Fund passed the house today on a 108-8 vote.
It was decided via amendment that federal stimulus money be used to fund the stabilization fund.
So, again, we have 108 House members deciding to go with the status quo and not take the perfect opportunity to reduce state government spending appropriately.
What happened to all they campaign hype of zero-based budgeting and responsible spending?
We’ll get more details on this bill when it is published to the journal, but here’s who voted against the bill.
Joey Millwood Eric Bedingfield Dan Hamilton Garry Smith Wendy Nanney Thad Viers Nathan Ballentine James Stewart