If Republican governors don't want to take President Obama's stimulus dollars, New York's senators suggested an alternative Monday: Send the cash to us."If any governor - Democrat or Republican - leaves stimulus money on the table, then we respectfully request that funds be distributed to New York," wrote Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand in a letter to Obama. "We will put the money to good use."
The senators' suggestion comes as a number of conservative GOP governors - including Sarah Palin of Alaska and potential 2012 presidential candidate Bobby Jindal of Louisiana - have talked about rejecting stimulus dollars aimed at boosting unemployment insurance.
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