News Release Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina
COLUMBIA,
S.C. — Led by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, 22 Governors have
released a joint statement opposing the new standard in President Joe
Biden’s stimulus bill for how federal funds would be allocated to
states:
“Unlike all previous federal funding packages, the new
stimulus proposal allocates aid based on a state’s unemployed population
rather than its actual population, which punishes states that took a
measured approach to the pandemic and entered the crisis with healthy
state budgets and strong economies.
"A state’s ability to keep
businesses open and people employed should not be a penalizing factor
when distributing funds. If Congress is going to provide aid to states,
it should be on an equitable population basis.”
Governors who
joined the statement include Kay Ivey (R-AL), Mike Dunleavy (R-AK), Doug
Ducey (R-AZ), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Brian Kemp (R-GA), Brad Little
(R-ID), Eric Holcomb (R-IN), Kim Reynolds (R-IA), Laura Kelly (D-KS),
Tate Reeves (R-MS), Mike Parson (R-MO), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Pete
Ricketts (R-NE), Chris Sununu (R-NH), Doug Burgum (R-ND), Mike DeWine
(R-OH), Kevin Stitt (R-OK), Henry McMaster (R-SC), Kristi Noem (R-SD),
Bill Lee (R-TN), Spencer Cox (R-UT) and Mark Gordon (R-WY).
The
33 states expected to lose funding under this proposal, which was
adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives this morning, include the
following:
* Alabama
* Alaska
* Arkansas
* Delaware
* Florida
* Georgia
* Idaho
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Maine
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* New Hampshire
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming