Alabama To Get $3 Billion In Stimulus Money

8 of the 9 Alabama lawmakers in Washington voted against the $787 billion stimulus package

By: Michael Snowden | WKRG
Published: February 14, 2009

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama stands to get about $3 billion
from a federal economic stimulus package that was opposed by eight
out of nine members of the state's delegation in Washington.
Congress wrapped up work on the $787 billion package Friday
night. Democratic Rep. Artur Davis of Birmingham cast the lone yes
vote from Alabama.
The state's two new Democratic representatives, Bobby Bright of
Montgomery and Parker Griffith of Huntsville, were among seven
Democrats in the House who opposed the package. Alabama's four
Republican representatives and two Republican senators voted
against it.
The National Governors Association and National Conference of
State Legislatures estimate Alabama's portion of the package at
about $3 billion.

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