Lois Frankel said the measure, after a year of "stress and hardship on millions of people," ranked as "the most important, impactful piece of legislation" she has ever voted on. The landmark legislation, which is an early, major achievement for President Biden, is intended to stimulate the economy and alleviate enormous and widespread suffering in the wake of the pandemic.
Even so, DeSantis and Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, last week said they would consider using a portion of the money to replenish the state's unemployment fund in lieu of raising taxes on businesses. And Florida is not the only state that has floated the idea of using stimulus money to offset tax hikes.
In New York, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer said he would like to see stimulus money used to wipe out the state's budget deficit and avoid raising taxes on the wealthy, who already pay the highest tax rate in the country, the New York Post reported.
The examples underscore the reasons Scott did not vote to pass the American Rescue Plan in the first place. States could use a portion of the money to reimburse specific, COVID-related expenses, but should return, or not accept, anything further, Scott wrote, reiterating his commitment to support federal efforts to defeat the virus, protect families and small businesses, help the unemployed and develop life-saving vaccines.
Facebook Twitter Email. Florida Sen. Ron DeSantis wants more. Wendy Rhodes Palm Beach Post. With the global economy in crisis and unemployment at record levels, Obama made a top priority for his first month in office the package of tax cuts and spending for infrastructure projects and social services including unemployment aid. Only three Republicans in Congress backed its passage, charging Obama and his Democratic party had loaded it up with unnecessary spending and failed to cut taxes enough.
I mean, we want more jobs. Republican Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, seen as a prominent conservative voice and possible future presidential candidate, said he would take the money even though he did not agree with the philosophy behind the package.
Most said it was hardly a bailout and that they were still facing painful cuts to state services. Jim Douglas said. We're doing what we can to live within our means. For the most part, governors here downplayed an apparent split in Republican ranks over the stimulus plan, which will send billions to states for education, health care and transportation. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a likely presidential contender, has said he would reject a portion of the money aimed at expanding state unemployment insurance.
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has said he may do so as well, as has South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the party's vice presidential nominee, has also criticized the stimulus but traveled to Washington last month to press for Alaska's share of the money. Florida GOP Gov.
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