Meek says more stimulus money needed (also ballparks his campaign finance report and reacts to Palin)
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 by Michael C. Bender
U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, above left, said tonight that the country will probably need another round of stimulus money before long.
“There is more that needs to be done,” Meek said in an interview.
Meek, the frontrunner for the Democratic U.S Senate nomination, was responding to a story in the Palm Beach Post on Sunday that showed Florida is receiving fewer stimulus dollars per-person than any state in the country. Meek said he was planning to review the numbers when he returns to Washington.
“I’m going to pay very close attention to that,” Meek said. “It’s definitely worth looking at and seeing if there are future stimulus packages that Florida gets its fair share.”
Meek said the economy was not turning around as fast as Democrats had hoped. He said plenty of jobs had been saved with stimulus money, but not enough new jobs have been created.
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