claim: "rick perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of california and new york."
author: bill white
evidence_1: "rick perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the  governors of california and new york." — politifact texas on sunday, july 18th,  ...
evidence_2: feb 20, 2009 ... california today ... rick perry of texas is considered a potential candidate for the  ... in transportation money in the bill, his public opposition to the stimulus ... a  provision saying that if a governor did not agree in 45 days to accept the ... down  for louisiana, mississippi would get up to $56 million more for ...
evidence_3: jun 25, 2011 ... rick perry filled in for donald trump at a gathering of new york ... says rick  perry of texas was "the governor who relied most on stimulus funds to ... rick  perry relied on stimulus more than other governors to close 2010 budget gap ...  budget in 2009 while keeping billions in its rainy day fund" but adds that ...
evidence_4: five governors were awarded an a on this report: susana martinez of new  mexico, henry ... and examines the tax and spending actions of each governor in  detail. .... of new york, b; rick perry of texas, b; and jennifer granholm of  michigan, d. ... state governments faced a combined budget gap of more than  $40 billion in ...
evidence_5: feb 10, 2011 ... rick perry's state of the state speech tuesday, democratic lawmakers sharply  criticized the ... white said perry had "accepted more stimulus funds than any  other governor except the governors of california and new york.".