“Basically their (stimulus package supporters) argument is that we should pass a trillion dollar bill for a few million dollars in federal spending for Louisiana,” Vitter said. (Monroe News Star, 2/20/10)

The Recovery Act contains around $2.5 billion in funding for Louisiana — about 10% of the state’s total budget — including vital transportation, law enforcement, military construction, education and flood control projects. (Monroe News Star, 2/20/10)