Posted on 02/03/2009 4:01:10 PM PST by nomoremods
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 09-18
Governor Palin Continues to Express Serious Concerns with President’s Stimulus Package
February 3, 2009, Juneau, Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin again today expressed her serious concerns with President Obama’s proposed stimulus package. In a joint letter sent to Alaska’s congressional delegation, Governor Palin, House Speaker Mike Chenault and Senate President Gary Stevens cautioned that unrestrained spending, initiation of new programs that the states may be asked to continue after the federal stimulus is gone, and the borrowing of hundreds of billions of dollars to pay for it may result in serious economic problems in the future.
Governor Palin recently traveled to the nation’s capital to personally express her concerns with the stimulus package with business, economic and political leaders. The trip was not an effort to endorse or lobby for the current stimulus package now before Congress.
“I agree with the decision of Senator Murkowski and Congressman Young to vote NO on the package,” Governor Palin said.
The governor has strongly supported funding for infrastructure that creates good American jobs and will have a positive effect on the nation for generations to come.
“It's a given that a stimulus package is needed and will happen,” Palin said. “With guaranteed spending on the table, I am arguing for needed construction projects and tax breaks that will truly stimulate the economy and create jobs, and against increased federal programs that will become a state's unfunded mandate to continue funding for generations.”
Senate President Gary Stevens agreed. “We need the funding but not more federal programs to maintain,” he said. “We need to make wise use of limited state funds.”
House Speaker Mike Chenault added, “The letter addressed to members of Congress and the Alaska Delegation basically tells those members where Alaska sits on the issues of the stimulus package and how it will affect Alaska as far as a funding formula goes. So it just gives them a little bit clearer picture on what the needs are for the state of Alaska in comparison with the rest of the nation.”
Governor Palin and the legislative leadership also highlighted the conventional fuels that Alaska has to offer and the need to find ways the federal government can help bring the state’s clean burning natural gas through a pipeline to the midwest.
A copy of the letter sent to Alaska’s congressional delegation can be found at: http://www.gov.state.ak.us/pdf/StimLegLetter_Feb2-2009.pdf
I’m so proud that I voted for this lady in November.
For the record, her clear statement is now my tagline. I can’t wait for the distractors who deny her fiscal conservatism.
Told ya all she was against this bogus stimulus package. Thank Goodness Murkowski voted NO on it, but I was upset with her for voting in Eric Holder, that kinda pissed me off. GO SARAH GO. Told ya all, she is the REAL DEAL. Sarah Palin Mark Sanford, and Senator DeMint are my favorites right now
She’s on the right side. For the wrong reasons, but still on the right side. I will probably work for her if she runs in 2012.
bump
Hope so, because obamanation is already synonymous with George III and Jimmy Carter.
Did you all see the letter she wrote Murkowski, its enclosed in the same press release..WOW she really hits the nail on the head with everything..Where is the AP now huh..still reporting the same damn lie that she is for the package..come out come out wherever you are AP, ah who am I fooling, only myself
Aren’t you nice.
Well, I hate to differ with you Palin lovers, but this is NOT a "no" vote for a stimulus package.
How soon we forget. Palin was also FOR the big banker bailout of 2008. I really liked Palin at first, and may be inclined to support her again IF sometime in the future she apologizes for the error of her ways. But as it stands now she'd just another big spender and there's no way I support her in 2012.
Did you read what she said, that she is glad that Murkowski voted NO, she is 100 percent against it. Also, she was NOT for the big bank bailout that McCain suspended his campaign for, I know for a fact that she was against it and was very upset with McCain for voting for it. I knew someone who volunteered for the campaign, she said that Sarah felt much differently about McCain after he voted yes
“I’m so proud that I voted for this lady in November.”
Same Here And will again!
This is the one area over the next 2-3 years that I hope Sarah can come clean on. I know those conservatives who are skeptical of her because of her supposed support of TARP will view her support then in a different light.
The fact that she is releasing statements on national policy tells us...
A. She knows we are watching..
B. She knows she is a national political figure. and she likes it that way.
I think I understand Sarah Palin because I feel like she and I think a lot alike. Believe me, she wants to be President someday. and believe me, she is so strong willed that no one with the exception of her children and husband could stop her from going full speed ahead. She only has one gear.
“It's a given that a stimulus package is needed and will happen,” Palin said.
And please spare me from the "she didn't really support the big banker bailout" BS. She came out publicly in favor of it.
Sorry, but I'm through supporting GOPers who don't express the principles that I believe in.
She encouraged McCain not to support the bailout. She was pushed into supporting it.
get lost.
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