In 2021, Democrats enacted the American Rescue Plan Act without a single Republican vote. Purportedly for pandemic recovery, the $1.9 trillion law included the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF). That was $350 billion for states that were running surpluses and did not need extra money, with very few restrictions on how it could be spent.
Blue states blew through their SLFRF money faster than red states. According to the Government Accountability Office, of the eight states that have spent 75 percent or more of their SLFRF awards, seven voted for Biden in 2020 and currently have Democratic governors.
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