GOP governors hear pitch from President Obama
President Obama urged the critics of his stimulus package to consider the big picture.
''I just want us to not lose perspective," he said. "Most of the things that have been the topic of argument over the last several days amount to a fraction of the overall stimulus package.''
Looking at Republicans Haley Barbour of Mississippi and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, who have vowed not to accept money to extend unemployment benefits because it could increase taxes for employers -- Obama acknowledged they had "very legitimate concerns." But, he said, "what hasn't been noted is that it is $7 billion in a $787 billion program."
Gov. Crist of Florida, a GOP supporter of the plan, said, "the guy's (President Obama) right. . . . We are in an economic crisis. We need to come together as a country and focus on the big picture."
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