Posted on 03/29/2021 12:55:21 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
MADISON (WKOW) -- Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a measure that would have given the Republican-controlled Legislature approval power over how federal stimulus funds are spent in the state.
The governor announced the veto of Senate Bill 183 in a press release Monday.
"We can't afford for the Legislature to play politics with our funds under the American Rescue Plan—we're going to get folks support as quickly as we can," the governor said in a written statement.
Republicans had sought to institute control over the funds because they said that their was not enough transparency with how the Evers administration had spent the funds.
"These funds don’t belong to me or any member of the Legislature, and these funds sure shouldn’t get caught up in another political back-and-forth where Republicans in the Legislature put politics before people or take nearly 300 days to act," Evers said. "This money belongs to Wisconsinites and so many need this support—it would be unimaginable for Republicans to prevent these funds from going out to folks who need it the most."
The governor also announced plans for how he intends to spend the $3.2 billion in federal funding Wisconsin received from the latest COVID-19 relief law.
His plans include $2.5 billion to go toward economic recovery:
$50 million for the tourism industry $600 million to help support businesses
An additional $500 million will go towards continuing statewide pandemic response efforts and $200 million will be invested in infrastructure.
‘One and Done’ Evers has BIG PLANS to funnel this windfall of cash right BACK into Socialist Democrat coffers.
Count on it. :(
Translation: I can play politics with how exactly the funds are dispersed but the people’s elected representatives cannot.
Covid money to the states is like the Tobacco settlements of the late 80’s. Disgusting.
He’s a total, effing joke.
So, somehow it's better to let Evers play politics with the money?
Wonder how much will end up in the grubby mitts of his old pals at WEAC?
We need one to give the legislature input on who succeeds a US Senator should he/she croaks and is a member of the other party. Ky. is ahead of us. Good policy + good jelly.
Governor Beavers will undoubtedly take the $200M designated for infrastructure and put it all into public transit systems, just like they’re doing here in Maryland.
Covid slush fund. Imagine the MULTI-TRILLIONS that government STOLE from the American people in the nation’s lifetime and what good it could have done for America and the world. We are regressing rapidly and most in our government deserve to be brutally punished.
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