Gov. Sarah Palin Lies about Rejecting Obama Stimulus Funds

by TheCameraObscura | April 29, 2009 at 03:19 pm

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On March 19,2009, Sarah Palin said she would reject most of the Obama stimulus plan money.

She boasted, "Will we chart our own course, or will Washington engineer it for us?” Looks like She's gonna let Washington chart that path.

The Alaska Governor has lied and gone back on her word, now she's accepting most of the stimulus money after all.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will accept most of the federal stimulus funds available to the state, her spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Palin initially said she would accept only about two-thirds of the $930 million available to Alaska, but spokeswoman Sharon Leighow said Palin changed her mind after the public weighed in during legislative hearings prior to lawmakers passing bills to seek almost all funding.

Among the stimulus funds Palin has directed her agencies to seek are $264 million for transportation projects, $130 million for Medicaid and $171 for education.

"I thank legislators for their work on the federal economic stimulus package and the public for participating in the process," Palin said in a written statement.

"The Legislature has accepted these stimulus dollars, and my agencies will make appropriate applications for funding. As we move forward, we must continue to exercise fiscal responsibility and prudent planning to develop our resources and build a stronger Alaska, and not assume federal dollars will continue to pay so many of Alaska's bills," Palin said.