Wednesday's edition of the Statesman explains how the state could be searching for alternative means to help pay for the apparent $27 million dollar ($25 million needed by the state) project currently on the plate of the Texas Legislature. In hopes of easing state spending, some republican lawmakers are looking into the possibility of utilizing federal stimulus money toward the restoring costs of the Governor's Mansion. The chairman of the budget-writing Senate Finance Committee, whom is a Republican himself, still has to find out whether or not the state will be permitted to use the part of the $16 billion dollar stimulus to finance the restoration.
It’s important that the people of Texas understand that the Republicans voted against the stimulus and for them to now attempt to use this in order to fund such a project would represent the upmost hypocrisy. Rather than find a way to pay the outrageous price tag, the Finance Committee should be seeking a way to lower the cost of the construction all together. This is just another example of government spending money unwisely.
It’s important that the people of Texas understand that the Republicans voted against the stimulus and for them to now attempt to use this in order to fund such a project would represent the upmost hypocrisy. Rather than find a way to pay the outrageous price tag, the Finance Committee should be seeking a way to lower the cost of the construction all together. This is just another example of government spending money unwisely.
