Schwarzenegger lobbies for more federal funds
'Collectinator' goes to WashingtonFaced with an $8 billion budget shortfall, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to rally his state's congressional delegation Thursday to stand together to "get everything possible" for the state.
"We are not asking the White House, and we are not asking the federal government or anyone in Washington to bail us out," Schwarzenegger said. "We are not asking to go and get a handout. We just want our fair share."
Schwarzenegger said his administration is grappling with problems "that were created in California by Californians." But he said California has some "unusual problems" that he considers a federal responsibility, such as the incarceration of undocumented immigrants.
He said California spends $1 billion to hold undocumented immigrants caught in the state because "the federal government is not keeping the borders straight." And he is asking the federal government to go easy on the state in a coming round of military base closings -- the last round, in the early 1990s, cost the state 99,000 jobs, he said
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