The article titled “States and Cities in Scramble for Stimulus Cash” was written by Monica Davey of the NYTimes. This article is directed to the American people interested in knowing the details about the stimulus package. Monica Davey wrote this article to inform people about the stimulus package that President Obama will be signing. Davey stated that “This event will release the biggest influx of federal dollars since the days of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society program.” Therefore this stimulus package has a lot of people’s attention and is causing a scuffle between governors and legislatures, state capitols and city halls, and even between neighboring municipalities.
The reason tension exists between mayors and governors across the country is because they want to known who is going to receive what dollar amounts and for what purposes. The main argument that Davey is trying to make in this article is that states are going to jockeying for money over other states. For example, “states without enough eligible “shovel-ready” construction projects might have to pass up some money, which could then be granted to other states” as stated by Michael Bird, a policy analyst at the National Conference of State Legislatures. So who is to say where the money will go? What will the money be spent on? And who determines the necessity of the money for one thing over another? The main argument Davey has made in this article is that hopefully Obama can divvy up this money enough to make a difference in not some states but in most states.
